HMS Charger (P292)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Charger.
HMS Charger is an Archer-class patrol vessel built by Watercraft Limited, Shoreham-by-Sea and fitted out at Vosper Thornycroft. She is just over 20 metres long and 5.8 metres wide and powered by two Rolls-Royce turbo engines.[1][2] The ship is based at HMS Eaglet, the Royal Naval Headquarters in Liverpool and was commissioned in 1988. She has five full-time RN crew, and sails with an RNR training officer and a maximum complement of 12 students. She is attached to the Liverpool University Royal Naval Unit.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Charger |
Operator | Royal Navy |
Builder |
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Launched | 1986 |
Commissioned | 1988 |
Homeport | HMS Eaglet, Liverpool |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 M800T diesels, 1,590 bhp |
Speed | |
Range | 550 nmi (1,020 km) |
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Sensors and processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar |
Armament |
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