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Archer class · Length
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| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
| In commission | 1985–present[source] | — |
| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police) |
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[source]
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | minesweeper/minehunter[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] | 1 Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun (Type 76F)[source]Type 081 only 1 H/PJ-14 single 30 mm naval gun[source]Type 081A only |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | China[source] |
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| Builder | — | Qiuxin (求新) Shipyard of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai[source]Type081 only |
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| Designer | — | 708th Institute[source]Type081A only |
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