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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
IRIS Shahinlarger figure on 2 of 3
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| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | IRIS Shahin |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Shahin[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
| In commission | 1985–present[source] | — |
Length
Single source33 m (108 ft 3 in)[source]
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[source]
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| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | Minesweeper[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle (" for but not with ") 3 × General purpose machine guns ( Tracker , Raider , Dasher & Pursuer )[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Iran[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 3, cell 4; revision 1365514766; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Operator | — | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 2013[source] |
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| Builder | — | Iranian Navy's Factories , Bandar Abbas[source] |
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| Launched | — | 14 June 2021[source] |
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