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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Archer class · Length
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craft |
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| Power | — | 2 × DEUTZ 2,240 kW (3,000 hp) diesel, 2 × shafts[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited Khulna Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Bangladesh Coast Guard[source] |
| Succeeded by |
Sobuj Bangla-class patrol craftlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Batch 1
Single sourceBatch 2
Single sourceBatch 3 oa
Single sourceBatch 1: 51.4 m (169 ft) Batch 2: 50.4 m (165 ft) Batch 3: 52.8 m (173 ft) ( oa )[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 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[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] | Inshore 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] | — |
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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] | Batch 1: Dual auto cannon 2 × 14.5 mm gun Batch 2 and 3: 2 × Oerlikon KBA 25 mm autocannon 2 × 14.5 mm gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Built | — | 2015–2017[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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