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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Piyavka-class river patrol craftlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Piyavka-class river patrol craft |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Piyavka class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Khabarovsk Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Soviet Border Troops (former) Russian Coast Guard[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 source42.9 m (141 ft)[source]
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; Max
Single sourceMax: 17.4 kn (32.2 km/h; 20.0 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] | 1979[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] | River patrol craft[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] | Mius navigational radar Other communication systems[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 x 30 mm AK-306 CIWS 1 x 30 mm AGS-17M Plamya grenade launcher 1 x 9K32M Strela-2M MANPADS Small arms[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Endurance | — | 7 days[source] |
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| National origin | — | Russia[source] |
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