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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 5
Kuang Hua VI-class missile boatlarger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Kuang Hua VI class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | CSBC Corporation, Taiwan[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Republic of China Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source34.2 m (112 ft 2 in)[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 source33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1985–present[source] | — |
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| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] | 30 (as of September 1, 2025)[source] |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | Missile boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | Tognum Series 4000 diesel engines[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] | 4 × Hsiung Feng II AShM 1 × 20 mm T-75 cannon 2 × 7.62 mm T-74 machine guns[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Taiwan[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Hai Ou class[source] |
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| Cost | — | NT$401 million (US$12.3 million)[source] |
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| In service | — | 2003[source] |
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| Planned | — | 30, plus the prototype FACG-60[source] |
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| Retired | — | 1（prototype）[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × AV-2 decoy launchers[source] |
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