HMS Dasher (P280)

HMS Dasher at Faslane in 2010
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Dasher
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderVosper Thorneycroft
Commissioned1988
HomeportHMNB Devonport
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeArcher-class patrol vessel
Displacement54 t (53 long tons)
Length20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)
Beam5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Draught1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesel engine, 873 bhp (651 kW)
Speed
  • 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)
  • 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph) (Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted)
Range300 nmi (560 km)
Complement
  • 18 (training)[N 1]
  • 12 (operational)
Sensors and
processing systems
Decca 1216 navigation radar
Armament

HMS Dasher is an Archer-class P2000 patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988.[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Patrol Boats – Archer class". Royal Navy. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Archer Class P2000 (URNU)". Armed Forces.net. Retrieved 8 March 2019.