&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Archer_MOD_45151333.jpg) HMS Archer (P264)
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Archer |
| Builder | Watercraft Marine |
| Launched | 25 June 1985 |
| Homeport | Leith |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "The Original and Best"[1] |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Archer-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 54 tonnes |
| Length | 20.8 m (68 ft) |
| Beam | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels |
| Speed |
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| Range | 550 nmi (1,020 km) |
| Complement |
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| Sensors and processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar |
| Armament | |
HMS Archer is the lead ship of the Archer class. As the lead ship she was one of several of her class to be completed in 1985 by Watercraft Marine, the original shipbuilders — most of the remaining vessels were completed or built by Vosper Thornycroft. In 2015, she was one of the first of her class to receive an upgrade.[2]
- ^ "Wayback machine - AURNU". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011.
- ^ "HMS Archer returns to the water after capability boost". Royal Navy. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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