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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 5
Vikram-class patrol vessel (2017)larger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Vikram-class patrol vessel (2017) |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Vikram class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Kattupalli Shipyard , L&T Shipbuilding , Chennai[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Indian Coast Guard[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
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Length
Single source98.2 m (322 ft 2 in)[source]
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[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 source26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
MDL class[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] | Offshore patrol 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] | — |
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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 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun 2 x 12.7 mm HMG with FCS[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Samarth class[source] |
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| Built | — | 2015–2021[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x HAL Dhruv[source] |
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