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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 4
MIL 40-class speedboatlarger figure on 1 of 4
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Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | MIL 40-class speedboat |
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| Power | — | Diesel[source] 2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW)[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 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
Length
Single source12.9 m (42 ft 4 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 source62 knots (115 km/h)[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] | 1/2 × machine guns 1 × multiple rocket launcher[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2002–present[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | MIL 40[source] |
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