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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
Stealth submarine chaser / ASW corvette
At a glance
Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Yan Nyein Aung-class submarine chaserlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Yan Nyein Aung-class submarine chaser |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Thanlyin Naval Dockyard[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Myanmar Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
| In commission |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source63 m (207 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 source35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1985–present[source]
24 December 2020-present[source] |
| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | Stealth submarine chaser / ASW corvette[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | 3 x diesel engines supported by three water jet propulsers[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | 1 x MR-36A surface search radar (planned) 2 x Furuno navigation radar 1 x HUMSA Blackfish-911 hull-mounted sonar[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 × Chinese Type-66 57 mm (2.2 in) twin AA guns 2 × 2M-3M 25 mm (0.98 in) twin AA guns 2 x licensed built QJG-02G 14.5 mm AA guns 2 x triple-tubes torpedo launchers for 12 Shyena torpedoes (6 in the tubes and 6 on the racks) 2 × RBU-1200 ASW rocket launchers 2 × DC (Depth Charge) throwers naval mines[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | 49m Stealth FAC(M) class[source] |
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| Built | — | March 2016-Present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 10[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 4 x Type-A FL-NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare types[source] |
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| Notes | — | The hulls of the ships are constructed with Steel and their superstructures with Aluminium to reduce the displacement of the ships.[source] |
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