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ARCHER patrol craft (1985-1998)


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Raider 2003

Ships


Names Builders Completed Losses Transfers Discarding

P163 (ex-A163) Express

P164 (ex-A153) Explorer

P165 (ex-A154) Example

P167 (ex-A167) Exploit

P264 Archer

P270 Biter

P272 Smiter

P273 Pursuer

P274 Tracker

P275 Raider

P279 Blazer

P280 Dasher

P291 Puncher

P292 Charger

P293 Ranger

P294 Trumpeter

Watercraft, Shoreham: P163-165, 167, 264, 270, 272

Watercraft, Shoreham // Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth: P273, 279, 280, 291-294

BMT (Kingfisher Boats, Falmouth // Ailsa, Troon): P274, 275

1985: P264, 270

1986: P272

1988: P273, 279, 280, 291-294

1985 // 1994: P165

1986 // 1994: P164

1988 // 1994: P163, 167

1998: P274, 275

None

none

in service (2019): P163-165, 167, 264, 270, 272-275, 279, 280, 291-294



Technical data


Displacement standard, t44
Displacement full, t

49

Length, m

18.0 pp 20.8 oa

Breadth, m

5.80

Draught, m

1.80

No of shafts

2

Machinery

P163-165, 167, 264, 270, 272, 273, 279, 280, 291-294: 2 Perkins CV M800T diesels

P274, 275: 2 MTU 12V193TB92 diesels

Power, h. p.

P163-165, 167, 264, 270, 272, 273, 279, 280, 291-294: 1590

P274, 275: 2000

Max speed, kts

P163-165, 167, 264, 270, 272, 273, 279, 280, 291-294: 22.5

P274, 275: 25

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)550(15)
Armament

P293, 294: 1 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90

others: provision for 1 x 1 - 7.6/90

Electronic equipment

Decca AC1216 radar

Complement

5 + 13 trainers



Standard scale images


<i>Archer </i>1990
Archer 1990


Graphics


<i>Raider </i>2003
Raider 2003


Project history

Glass-reinforced plastic construction, deep-vee, hard-chine hulls.

Modernizations

late 1990s, Ranger, Trumpeter: - 1 x 1 - 20/90

Naval service

P293 and P294 serve as patrol and SAR craft at Gibraltar. A153, 154, 163 and 167 served as RNAS training boats till early 1994 but recommissioned in July 1994 as patrols.