HMS Raider (P275)

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

300px HMS Raider in 2009
History
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Raider
Operator:	Royal Navy
Builder:	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Commissioned:	January 1998
Homeport:	HMNB Clyde
Identification:	Pennant number: P275
Status:	in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class & type:	Archer-class patrol vessel
Displacement:	54 tonnes
Length:	20.8 m
Beam:	5.8 m
Draught:	1.8 m
Propulsion:	2 shafts, Rolls Royce MTU V12 diesel engines
Speed:	25 kn (46 km/h) 45 kn (83 km/h) (Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted)
Range:	550 nmi (1,020 km)
Complement:	12
Sensors and processing systems:	Decca 1216 navigation radar
Armament:	1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle ("for but not with") 3 × General purpose machine guns
Armour:	Ballistic protection fitted

HMS Raider is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. Along with her batch 2 sister-ship, HMS Tracker, Raider is part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron based at HMNB Clyde.

Characteristics

Raider is one of sixteen 20-metre, 54-tonne P2000 patrol craft operated by the Royal Navy. She is constructed from glass-reinforced plastic. As a "batch 2" vessel, Raider has a sustainable top speed of 24 knots, faster than her batch 1 sister ships due to her more powerful turbocharged MTU diesels; she can exceed 24 knots in suitable sea conditions. Both Raider and Tracker operate in the force protection role, providing maritime security for high value shipping in the Firth of Clyde, and are armed with three general purpose machine guns.

Service

Raider, formerly of Cambridge URNU, became Bristol URNU's training ship in Summer 2010, superseding HMS Trumpeter. In October 2012 she joined the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron to replace HMS Dasher, which returned to Bristol URNU.

External links

• Royal Navy HMS Raider (royalnavy.mod.uk)