HMS Explorer (P164)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Explorer.

HMS Explorer, 2004
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Explorer
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Commissioned1986
Reclassified1994
HomeportKingston-upon-Hull
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeArcher-class patrol vessel
Displacement54 tonnes
Length20.8 m (68 ft)
Beam5.8 m (19 ft)
Draught1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels, 873 bhp per shaft
Speed
  • 22 kn (41 km/h)
  • 45 kn (83 km/h) (Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted)
Range550 nmi (1,020 km)
Complement
  • 20 (training)[N 1]
  • 12 (operational)
Sensors and
processing systems		Decca 1216 navigation radar
Armament

HMS Explorer is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy.[1][2] The ship is primarily assigned to the Yorkshire Universities Royal Naval Unit (URNU), serving the universities of Hull, Sheffield and Leeds. The ship is based in Kingston-Upon-Hull and mainly operates on the East coast of the UK, particularly in and around the Humber estuary.

HMS Explorer is the second ship to bear the name; her predecessor was an unarmed experimental Walter-turbine submarine based on the captured high test peroxide (HTP) powered German Type XVIIB submarine U-1407 launched in 1956 and scrapped in 1965.


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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.