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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Kashdom-class speedboatlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Kashdom-class speedboat |
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| Power | — | Diesel[source] 2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) surface piercing propeller[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[source] |
Length
Single source16 m (52 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Archer class · Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) 42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph) (Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted)[source]
25 knots[source]Archer class
Maximum; estimate
Single source50 knots (93 km/h) (estimate)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1985–present[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] | Patrol boat[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] | 1 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 23mm machine gun 1 × multiple rocket launcher 2 × single anti-ship missile launchers[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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