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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Archer class · Length
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| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Sina-class fast attack craft |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Marine Industries Organization Iranian Navy's Factories[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[source]
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| In commission |
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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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Kaman class[source] |
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| In service | — | 2003–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 10[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Lost | — |
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| National origin | — | Israel[source] |
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