HMS Explorer (P164)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Explorer.
![]() HMS Explorer, 2004 | |
History | |
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Name: | HMS Explorer |
Operator: | Royal Navy |
Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
Commissioned: | 1986 |
Homeport: | Kingston-upon-Hull |
Identification: |
Pennant number: P164 International callsign: GABB |
Status: | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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, 873 bhp per shaft |
Speed: | |
Range: | 550 nmi (1,020 km) |
Complement: |
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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. The ship is assigned to the Yorkshire Universities Royal Naval Unit (URNU), serving the universities of York, Hull, Sheffield and Leeds. The ship is based in Hull and operates on the East coast of the UK.
Westland Sea King helicopter and Explorer, at the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II on 4 June 2012 at the Humber Bridge
Notes
References
- ↑ Royal Navy - Patrol Boats - Archer class, royalnavy.mod.uk, Retrieved 14 June 2014
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