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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Sankalp-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 20 PA6B STC diesel engines (20,900 PS; 15,400 kW)[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Goa Shipyard Limited[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Indian Coast Guard[source] |
Sankalp-class patrol vessellarger figure on 5 of 5
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Length
Single source105 m (344 ft)[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 source23.5 kn (43.5 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by |
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Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
Vishwast class[source] |
| In commission | 1985–present[source] | 2008–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] | Offshore patrol vessel[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] | Raytheon surface search 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] | 2 × 30 mm CRN 91 naval gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Samar class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Samarth class Saryu class[source] |
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| Built | — | 2004–2009[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 5 high speed boats[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | Sankalp -class vessels have an overall length of 105 metres, a 12.9 metre beam and a draught of 3.6 metres. They are powered by two SEMT Pielstick 20 PA6B STC diesel engines rated at a combined 20,900 PS or 15,400 kW, each driving a Wärtsilä WCP 5C10 controllable-pitch propeller . They have a top speed of 24 knots and a range of 6,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. Sankalp class is armed with two 30 mm CRN-91 naval guns controlled by a fire control system and two 12.7 mm "Prahari" machine guns. They are equipped with external firefighting systems, an integrated bridge system and an integrated machinery control system. Sankalp -class ships can carry five high-speed boats capable of search and rescue, interception and pollution control missions. The vessels of this class have been classified by both Indian Register of Shipping and American Bureau of Shipping .[source]Sankalp-class patrol vessel · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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