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Archer class · Length
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| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Seraj-class speedboat |
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| 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[source]Seraj -class speedboat |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
| In commission | 1985–present[source] |
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[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; Seraj -class speedboat · Speed
Single source75 knots (139 km/h)[source]Seraj -class speedboat
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | Fast patrol boat[source]Seraj -class speedboat |
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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 × 12.7 mm machine gun 1 × 107 mm 12-barelled MRL[source]Seraj -class speedboat |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | South Africa[source] |
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