New 'improved' Archer class boats for Royal Navy

摘要

Two new P2000 Archer-class training craft are being supplied to the Royal Navy's 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (1PBS) by BMT Marine Procurement Ltd as main contractor. HMS Tracker was handed over in mid January and HMS Raider has been completed and will be delivered shortly following the successful completion of sea trials. The two identical 20m x 6m deep-V double-chine craft are similar in layout to their predecessors, designed and built in the mid eighties but with significant structural and engineering modifications resulting from changes in both technology and legislation.