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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
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Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Type 053H2G frigate |
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| Power | — | CODAD , 2 shaft, 2 x 18E390VA diesel at 14,000 hp (10,000 kW ) & 2x MTU diesel at 8,840 hp (6,590 kW)[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | People's Armed Police China Coast Guard Sri Lanka Navy People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (former)[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
Type 053H2G frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source112 m (367 ft 5 in)[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 source28 knots (52 km/h ; 32 mph )[source]
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Type 053H3 frigate[source] |
| 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] | Large patrol vessel (current) Frigate (formal)[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] | Type 360 Radar (SR60) Surface Search, E/F band Type 517H-1 (Knife Rest) 2D long-range air search, A-band Type 345 Radar (MR35) Surface-to-air missile and 100 mm gun fire-control, J-band Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and SSM fire control, I-band 2 × Type 347G/EFR-1 (Rice Lamp) dual 37 mm AA gun fire control, I-band 2 × Racal RM-1290 Navigation radar, 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] | China Coast Guard: 4 × Type 76A dual-37 mm AA guns (replaced with 25mm cannons on Haijing 2201) Sri Lanka Navy: 1 × PJ33A dual 100 mm gun (automatic) 4 × Type 76A dual-37 mm AA guns PLAN frigate configuration: 6 × YJ-83 SSM in 2 x 3-cell box launchers 1 × 6-cell HQ-61 Surface-to-air missile system 1 × PJ33A dual 100 mm gun (automatic) 4 × Type 76A dual-37 mm AA guns 2 × 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers (36 rockets) 2 × DC racks & launcher 6 × torpedo launchers 2 × Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 053H frigate[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Data link : HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) Communication : SNTI-240 SATCOM Combat Data System: ZKJ-3C RWD-8 (Jug Pair) intercept Type 981-3 EW Jammer SR-210 Radar warning receiver Type 651A IFF[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Harbin Z-9 C (Replaced with Z-8 in Chinese Coast Guard Service)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar[source] |
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| National origin | — | China[source] |
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