Inner harbour of Vlissingen, Netherlands 13 July 2016
Blazer, MMSI 235009870 and call sign GAAU. Archer-class, built by Vosper Thornycroft. Homeport HMS Nelson, Portsmouth, England, commissioned in 1988. Crew numbers 5-12 (operational) men excluded students of the Southampton University Royal Naval Unit. Motto Premier in the First. Displacement 54 tons and as dimensions 29,8 x 5,5 x 1,8 metres. Horsepower 1.590 bhp supplied by Roll Royce M800T diesels allowing a speed of 24-45 (theoretical with hull design but lacking enough horsepower) knots. Range 550 nautical miles. If needed to be armed with 1-2cm Oerlikon cannon and 3 machineguns.
Ranger, MMSI 232696000 and call sign GAAY. Archer-class, built by Watercraft Ltd., Shoreham-by-Sea in 1987, based at HMNB Portsmouth and affiliated to Sussex and Brighton Universities University Royal Naval Unit. Displacement 54 tons and as dimensions 29,8 x 5,5 x 1,8 metres. Horsepower 1.590 bhp supplied by Roll Royce M800T diesels allowing a speed of 24-45 (theoretical with hull design but lacking enough horsepower) knots. Range 550 nautical miles. If needed to be armed with 1-2cm Oerlikon cannon and 3 machineguns.
