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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
class of riverine patrol craft in service in Bangladesh
At a glance
Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 2
Pabna-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Pabna-class patrol boat |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Pabna class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Bangladesh Navy (former) Bangladesh Coast Guard (active)[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
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Length
Single source22.9 m (75 ft 2 in)[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] | 1972–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] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | 2 Cummins diesel engines 2 shafts[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 × Bofors 40 mm gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Role | — | class of riverine patrol craft in service in Bangladesh[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The ships are 22.9 metres (75 ft 2 in) in length, 6.1 metres (20 ft 0 in) in breadth and 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) in draught . They have a displacement of 75 tons and a complement of 33 personnel. The ships carry one Bofors 40 mm gun of 60 calibers as armament. The crafts can be used for both coastal and riverine patrol.[source]Pabna-class patrol boat · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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