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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 5
Vikram-class patrol vessel (1983)larger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Vikram-class patrol vessel (1983) |
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| Power | — | 2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines(4707KW each)[source] 2 × propellers 12800 bhp[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Mazagon Dock Limited Goa Shipyard Limited[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Indian Coast Guard (historical) Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka Coast Guard |
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Length
Single source74.10 m (243.1 ft)[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 source22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | Samar class[source] |
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| 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] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav[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 x 30mm 2A42 2 x 12.7mm MG[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x HAL Chetak[source] |
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| Role | — | offshore patrol vessels[source]Exact source-described subject/configuration, not equipment carried by it |
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