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Archer class · Length
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| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Končar-class missile boat |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Tito's Shipyard Kraljevica , Kraljevica , Yugoslavia[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Yugoslav Navy War Navy of Serbia and Montenegro Croatian Navy Montenegrin Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | Kralj class |
General characteristics (as completed) · Length
Single source44.9 m (147 ft 4 in)[source]General characteristics (as completed)
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; General characteristics (as completed) · Cruising
Single sourceMaximum; General characteristics (as completed) · Maximum
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission | 1985–present[source] | 1977–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] | Missile boat[source]General characteristics (as completed) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | Four shafts; CODAG 2 × RR Marine gas turbines 2 × MTU diesel engine[source]General characteristics (as completed) |
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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] | 2 × SS-N-2 Styx anti-ship missiles 2 × Bofors 57 mm (2.2 in)/70 Mk1 gun[source]General characteristics (as completed) |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Endurance | — | 5 to 7 days[source]General characteristics (as completed) |
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Maximum: 38–40 knots (70–74 km/h; 44–46 mph) Cruising: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[source]General characteristics (as completed)