HMS Pursuer (P273)
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HMS Pursuer, 2011
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Name: | HMS Pursuer |
Operator: | Royal Navy |
Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
Sponsored by: | Ballyregan Bob |
Homeport: | Faslane |
Identification: | Pennant number: P273 International callsign: GAAT |
Motto: | Relentless Pursuit |
Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
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General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Archer class patrol vessel |
Displacement: | 54 tonnes[1] |
Length: | 20.8 m |
Beam: | 5.8 m |
Draught: | 1.8 m |
Propulsion: | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels |
Speed: | |
Range: | 550 nmi (1,020 km) |
Complement: |
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Sensors and processing systems: |
Decca 1216 navigation radar |
Armament: |
HMS Pursuer is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy, currently Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities Royal Naval Unit's (G&S URNU) training vessel based in Faslane where she was until 2012 part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron (FPBS) at HMNB Clyde.
Until 2010 she was part of the Royal Navy Cyprus Squadron (RNCS), formed in February 2003 in support of Operation Telic, the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. Prior to 2004 Pursuer was the training vessel for Sussex University Royal Naval Unit (SUSURNU), duties now performed by HMS Ranger.
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References
- ↑ Royal Navy - Patrol Boats - Archer class, royalnavy.mod.uk, Retrieved 14 June 2014
External links
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- Royal Navy HMS Pursuer (royalnavy.mod.uk)
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