Archer-class patrol vessel vs Uribe-class patrol vessel

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

Uribe-class patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessel

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Archer-class patrol vesselLength

19.9 m

Length source ↗

Uribe-class patrol vesselLength

67 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 4

Speed+8%

Uribe-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+237%
Beam+81%
Draught+85%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

19.9m

67m

Length+237%

All recorded figures & sources

19.9 m

Length

Single source

20.8 m

Archer class · Length

Single source

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

20.8 metres^[source]Archer class

67 m

Length

Single source

67 m (220 ft)^[source]

5.8m

10.5m

Beam+81%

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Beam

Single source

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

10.5 m

Beam

Single source

10.5 m (34 ft)^[source]

1.9m

3.52m

Draught+85%

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

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

3.52 m

Draught

Single source

3.52 m (11.5 ft)^[source]

54tArcher class · Displacement

988 tons (normal 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

988 tons (normal load)^[source]

20(training) 12 (operational)

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

20 people

(training) 12 (operational)

Single source

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

54 people

Complement

Single source

54^[source]

37km/hMaximum; Speed

34km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+8%

All recorded figures & sources

37 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

46.3 km/h

Maximum; Archer class · Speed

Single source

78 km/h

Maximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted

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

34.3 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)^[source]

1,020km

15,000kmat 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)

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

15,000 km

at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

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 Uribe-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	Archer-class patrol vessel	Uribe-class patrol vessel
Power	—	2 Diesel electric drive MTU 20 V. 958TB-92 12,200 hp (9,100 kW)^[source]
Name	Archer class^[source]	Uribe class^[source]
Builders	Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]	Empresa Nacional Bazán^[source]
Operators	Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]	Mexican Navy^[source]
Succeeded by	Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]	Holzinger class^[source]
In commission	1985–present^[source]	—
Active	17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)^[source]	5^[source]
Type	Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]	Offshore patrol vessel^[source]
Propulsion	2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]	Optical fire director CSEE Model 74 NAJA Navigation: Racal Decca Serie 12 Radar. Both Sensor are integrated in the RADOP 30 Fire Control System.^[source]
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 × 40 mm L70 Bofors gun^[source]
Country of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—
Preceded by	—	Valle class^[source]
Built	—	6^[source]
In service	—	5^[source]
Retired	—	1^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	1 MBB Bo 105 Helicopter^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	One helicopter hangar and Helipad^[source]

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Archer-class patrol vessel

Uribe-class patrol vessel

Power

—

2 Diesel electric drive MTU 20 V. 958TB-92 12,200 hp (9,100 kW)^[source]

Name

Archer class^[source]

Uribe class^[source]

Builders

Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]

Empresa Nacional Bazán^[source]

Operators

Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]

Mexican Navy^[source]

Succeeded by

Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]

Holzinger class^[source]

In commission

1985–present^[source]

—

Active

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

5^[source]

Type

Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]

Offshore patrol vessel^[source]

Propulsion

2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]

Optical fire director CSEE Model 74 NAJA Navigation: Racal Decca Serie 12 Radar. Both Sensor are integrated in the RADOP 30 Fire Control System.^[source]

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 × 40 mm L70 Bofors gun^[source]

Country of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

—

Preceded by

—

Valle class^[source]

Built

—

6^[source]

In service

—

5^[source]

Retired

—

1^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

1 MBB Bo 105 Helicopter^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

One helicopter hangar and Helipad^[source]