Archer-class patrol vessel vs Taregh-class speedboat

Archer-class patrol vessel — licensed reference photograph

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Archer-class patrol vessel

Patrol boat & training vessel

Credit

LA(Phot) JJ Massey · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Taregh-class speedboat

Fast patrol boat

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Archer-class patrol vesselArcher class · Length

20.8 m

Length source ↗

Taregh-class speedboatTaregh -class speedboat · Length

13 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

20.8mArcher class · Length

13mTaregh -class speedboat · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

20.8 m

Archer class · Length

Single source

19.9 m

Length

Single source

19.9 m (65 ft 3 in)^[source]

20.8 metres^[source]Archer class

13 m

Taregh -class speedboat · Length

Single source

13 m (42 ft 8 in)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

5.8m

2.7mTaregh -class speedboat · Beam

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Beam

Single source

5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)^[source]

2.7 m

Taregh -class speedboat · Beam

Single source

2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

1.9m

700mmTaregh -class speedboat · Draught

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)^[source]

0.7 m

Taregh -class speedboat · Draught

Single source

0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

54tArcher class · Displacement

7 tons full load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

54 tonnes

Archer class · Displacement

Single source

54 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

54 t (53 long tons )^[source]

54 tonnes^[source]Archer class

7 tons full load^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

20(training) 12 (operational)

6Taregh -class speedboat · estimate

ComplementScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

20 people

(training) 12 (operational)

Single source

20 (training) 12 (operational)^[source]

6 people

Taregh -class speedboat · estimate

Single source

6 (estimate)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

78km/h

85km/hMaximum; Taregh -class speedboat · Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

46.3 km/h

Maximum; Archer class · Speed

Single source

78 km/h

Maximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted

Single source

37 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

20 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

85 km/h

Maximum; Taregh -class speedboat · Speed

Single source

46 knots (85 km/h)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

1,020km

930km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,018.6 km

Archer class · Range

Single source

1,020 km

Range

Single source

550 nmi (1,020 km; 630 mi)^[source]

550 nautical miles^[source]Archer class

930 km

Taregh -class speedboat · at 46 kn (85 km/h)

Single source

500 nmi (930 km) at 46 kn (85 km/h)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Archer-class patrol vessel and Taregh-class speedboat configuration
Specification	Archer-class patrol vessel	Taregh-class speedboat
Power	—	Diesel^[source]Taregh -class speedboat 2 × Seatek 6-4V-9 engines, 1,160 horsepower (0.87 MW) 2 × shafts^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Name	Archer class^[source]	—
Builders	Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]	Boghammar Marin AB (original)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Operators	Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Succeeded by	Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]	—
In commission	1985–present^[source]	—
Active	17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)^[source]	—
Type	Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]	Fast patrol boat^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Propulsion	2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]	Surface search radar , I-band^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Armament	1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle (" for but not with ") 3 × General purpose machine guns ( Tracker , Raider , Dasher & Pursuer )^[source]	Various, including: 1 × RPG-7 rocket launcher 3 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 106mm recoilless rifle 1 × 107mm 12-barelled MRL^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Country of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—
In service	—	1985–present^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Completed	—	1984–1985 (first batch)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat
Alternative designation	—	Taregh^[source]

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Archer-class patrol vessel

Taregh-class speedboat

Power

—

Diesel^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

2 × Seatek 6-4V-9 engines, 1,160 horsepower (0.87 MW) 2 × shafts^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Name

Archer class^[source]

—

Builders

Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]

Boghammar Marin AB (original)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Operators

Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]

Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Succeeded by

Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]

—

In commission

1985–present^[source]

—

Active

17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)^[source]

—

Type

Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]

Fast patrol boat^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Propulsion

2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]

Surface search radar , I-band^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Armament

1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle (" for but not with ") 3 × General purpose machine guns ( Tracker , Raider , Dasher & Pursuer )^[source]

Various, including: 1 × RPG-7 rocket launcher 3 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 106mm recoilless rifle 1 × 107mm 12-barelled MRL^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Country of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

—

In service

—

1985–present^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Completed

—

1984–1985 (first batch)^[source]Taregh -class speedboat

Alternative designation

—

Taregh^[source]