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HMS Tracker (P274)

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HMS Tracker (P274)
HMS Tracker in 2006
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: HMS Tracker
Operator: Royal Navy
Builder: Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Commissioned: January 1998
Homeport: HMNB Clyde
Identification:
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class & type: Archer-class patrol vessel
Displacement: 54 tonnes
Length: 20.8 m (68 ft)
Beam: 5.8 m (19 ft)
Draught: 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 shafts, Rolls-Royce MTU V12 diesel engines
Speed:
  • 20 kn (37 km/h)
  • 45 kn (83 km/h) (Hull design, but limited by gearbox and shaft tourque)
    • Range:
  • 400 nmi (740 km)
    • Complement:
  • 12
    • Sensors and
    processing systems:
  • Sperry Marine Navigation Radar
    • Armament:
  • 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle ("for but not with")
  • 3 × Mounted General purpose machine guns
  • 5 × SA80A2 (Personal Rifles)
    • Armour: Ballistic protection fitted

    HMS Tracker is an Archer-class (P2000) patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy.[1][2] Along with the batch 2 Archer class, HMS Raider, Tracker is part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron based at HMNB Clyde.

    Characteristics[]

    Tracker 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, Tracker 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.

    Details[]

    Tracker commissioned alongside her sister Raider in January 1998, with Tracker replacing Oxford University Royal Naval Unit's previous training craft, Loyal Chancellor. She served with Oxford University Royal Naval Unit for sea-based training of both students and regular personnel in UK and European waters. In October 2012 both Tracker and Raider joined the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron.

    References[]

    1. ↑ "Patrol Boats – Archer class". https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/ships/patrol-and-mine-hunters/fast-patrol-boats. 
    2. ↑ "Archer Class P2000 (URNU)". http://www.armedforces.co.uk/navy/listings/l0022.html. 

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