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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | SLNS Sayura |
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| Power | — | 2 × diesel engines , 12,800 bhp (9,540 kW), 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | INS Sarayu[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
SLNS Sayuralarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source101 m (331 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 source22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[source]
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| In commission | 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] | 1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar 1 BEL 1245 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 × 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | Sarayu River[source] |
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| Builder | — | Hindustan Shipyard Limited[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 25 June 1988[source] |
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| Launched | — | 16 October 1989[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 8 October 1991[source] |
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| Decommissioned | — | 1 November 2000[source] |
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| Home port | — | INS Virbahu, Visakhapatnam[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : P54[source] |
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| Fate | — | Sold to Sri Lanka Navy 1 November 2000[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 1 November 2000[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Sukanya -class patrol vessel[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 HAL Chetak[source] |
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