Vlissingen, Netherlands 18 May 2024
Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel. United Kingdom-flagged, IMO 8937845, MMSI 232696000 and call sign GAAY. Commissione din 1988. Built by Vosper Thornycroft/Watercraft Ltd., Shoreham-by-Sea in 1987. Displacement 54 tons and as dimensions 20.8 x 5.8 x 1.8 metres or 68 x 19 x 5.11 feet. Fitted out with 2 Rolls Royce M800T diesels supplying 1,590 bhp via 2 shafts allowing thanks to the hull design a theoretical speed of 45 knots, but limited to the fitted propulsion. Range 550 nautical miles. Crew numbers 5 (operational)-16 (training purposes) men. Armament 1-2cm Oerlikon to be mounted on forecastle and 3 general purpose guns.
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