FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Measured figures
Archer class · Length
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | La Combattante II type fast attack craft |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Archer 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] | — |
| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police) |
Typical LaCombattanteII design · Length
Single source47 m (154 ft 2 in)[source]Typical LaCombattanteII design
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| — |
| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | fast attack craft[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | — |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | — |
|---|
| Armament | 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle (" for but not with ") 3 × General purpose machine guns ( Tracker , Raider , Dasher & Pursuer )[source] | one 76 mm (3 in) gun forward, four Exocet missiles in box launchers amidships, and a 40 mm (1.6 in) gun aft[source]Typical export armament, not every current operator fit |
|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
|---|
| National origin | — | Germany[source] |
|---|
| Design provenance | — | German-French joint venture[source] |
|---|
| Builder | — | CMN[source] |
|---|