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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 5
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Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Yangyang-class minesweeper |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Kangnam Corporation[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Republic of Korea Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | — |
| In commission | 1985–present |
Yangyang-class minesweeperlarger figure on 4 of 5
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Length
Single source60 m (196 ft 10 in)[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 source15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
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1999–present[source] |
| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | Minesweeper[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | 2 × Voith Schneider Propeller[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | Side scan sonar Variable Depth 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 × 20 mm cannon Multi-purpose machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | South Korea[source] South Korea[source] |
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| Built | — | 1999–2021[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV)[source] |
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730 tonnes (718 long tons) 880 tonnes (866 long tons) (Full load)[source]