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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
Kazakhstan-class missile boatlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Kazakhstan-class missile boat |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Kazakhstan-class[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] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source41.8 meters[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Archer class · Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted
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; Speed
Single source30 knots[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | 2 MTU 16V4000 M71 diesels[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | Furuno, surface search radars, Cascade 250 electrooptic system[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] | Kazakhstan : 1 × 25mm twin 2M-3M autocannon 2 × 14.5mm machine guns 1 × 40-barrel 122mm BM-21 Ogon rocket launcher Other ships : 1 × 30mm AK-630 6-barrel CIWS 1 × Baryer-VK naval guided missile weapons system (4 × RK-2 V ATGM launch tubes) 1 × Arbalet-K shipborne anti-air missile system (4 × Igla missile launchers)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Owner | — | Kazakh Navy[source] |
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| Builder | — | Uralsk Plant Zenit JSC[source] |
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| Acquired | — |
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| In service | — |
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| Class & type | — | Missile boat[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Kazakhstan -class missile boats are missile boats produced by Kazakhstan 's Uralsk Plant Zenit JSC. They are the first domestically produced naval vessels in Kazakhstan and are stationed in the Caspian Sea in service with the Kazakh Navy . The vessels in the class have a displacement of 240 tons, a top speed of 30 knots, and are armed with "modernized anti-aircraft missile and artillery units." They are the largest vessels in the Kazakh Navy arsenal. There are four ships in the class, named Kazakhstan, Oral, Saryarka, and Mangistau.[source]Kazakhstan-class missile boat · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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