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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 5
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
| In commission | 1985–present |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[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 source32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[source]
Installed power
Single source2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[source]
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] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[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 (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Completed | — |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | T Craft International[source]T Craft class · three source ships explicitly built by T CraftInternational T Craft International[source]T Craft class South African vessels P1552/P1553/P1554 built by T Craft International; no sibling equipment or later successor company inference |
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