Archer-class patrol vessel vs Zulfighar class air-defence boat

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

Zulfighar class air-defence boat

Fast patrol craft

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Archer-class patrol vesselArcher class · Length

20.8 m

Length source ↗

Zulfighar class air-defence boatZulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Length · Length

15.5 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

20.8mArcher class · Length

15.5m

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

20.8 m

Archer class · Length

Single source

19.9 m

Length

Single source

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

20.8 metres^[source]Archer class

15.5 m

Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Length · Length

Single source

15.50 m (50 ft 10 in)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Length

5.8m

4.4m

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Beam

Single source

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

4.4 m

Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Beam · Beam

Single source

4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Beam

1.9m

750mm

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

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

0.75 m

Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Draught · Draught

Single source

0.75 m (2 ft 6 in)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Draught

54tArcher class · Displacement

16 tons

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

16 tons^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Displacement

20(training) 12 (operational)

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

20 people

(training) 12 (operational)

Single source

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

78km/h

110km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

46.3 km/h

Maximum; Archer class · Speed

Single source

78 km/h

Maximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted

Single source

37 km/h

Maximum; Speed

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

110 km/h

Maximum; Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Speed · Speed

Single source

60 knots (110 km/h)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Speed

1,020km

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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

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 Zulfighar class air-defence boat configuration
Specification	Archer-class patrol vessel	Zulfighar class air-defence boat
Power	—	Diesel^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Installed power
Name	Archer class^[source]	—
Builders	Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]	—
Operators	Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Operators
Succeeded by	Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]	—
In commission	1985–present^[source]	—
Active	17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)^[source]	—
Type	Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]	Fast patrol craft^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Type
Propulsion	2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]	2 × diesel engines^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Propulsion
Sensors & processing systems	Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]	AESA radar^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Sensors & processing systems
Armament	1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle (" for but not with ") 3 × General purpose machine guns ( Tracker , Raider , Dasher & Pursuer )^[source]	4 × VLS cells for Nawab anti-air missile 1 × 12.7mm machine gun^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Armament
Country of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—
National origin	—	Iran^[source]

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Archer-class patrol vessel

Zulfighar class air-defence boat

Power

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Diesel^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Installed power

Name

Archer class^[source]

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Builders

Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]

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Operators

Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]

Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Operators

Succeeded by

Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]

—

In commission

1985–present^[source]

—

Active

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

—

Type

Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]

Fast patrol craft^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Type

Propulsion

2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]

2 × diesel engines^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Propulsion

Sensors & processing systems

Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]

AESA radar^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Sensors & processing systems

Armament

1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle (" for but not with ") 3 × General purpose machine guns ( Tracker , Raider , Dasher & Pursuer )^[source]

4 × VLS cells for Nawab anti-air missile 1 × 12.7mm machine gun^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Armament

Country of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

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National origin

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Iran^[source]