MilitaryArcher-class patrol vessel
Patrol Boatconfirmed
The Archer class (or P2000) is a class of patrol and training vessel in service with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, commonly referred to as a "fast training boat". Most are assigned to Coastal Forces Squadron. HMS Tracker and HMS Raider are armed and provide maritime force protection to high value shipping in the Firth of Clyde and are most commonly employed as escorts for submarines transiting to Faslane. Pursuer and Dasher were also armed during their deployment on maritime force protection duties with the Gibraltar Squadron from 2020 to 2022.
Specifications
| Type | Patrol Boat |
| Manufacturer | Watercraft Marine, Vosper Thornycroft, Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
| Introduced | 1985 |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 19.9 m |
| Speed | 20 kn |
| Range | 550 nmi |
| Crew | 20 |
| Displacement | 54 t |
| Main armament | 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle ("for but not with") ; 3 × General purpose machine guns (Tracker, Raider, Dasher & Pursuer) |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16 | confirmed |
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