HMS Raider (P275)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Raider.

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

HMS Raider in 2009
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Raider
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Commissioned	January 1998
Homeport	HMNB Clyde
Identification	MMSI number: 235009940 Callsign: GCUV Pennant number: P275
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	25 kn (46 km/h) 45 kn (83 km/h) (Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted)
Range	550 nmi (1,020 km)
Complement	12
Sensors & processing systems	Decca 1216 navigation radar
Armament	1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle ("for but not with") 3 × General purpose machine guns
Armour	Ballistic protection fitted

Characteristics

Raider is one of sixteen 20.8-metre (68 ft 3 in), 54-tonne P2000 patrol craft operated by the Royal Navy. She is constructed from glass-reinforced plastic. As a "batch 2" vessel, Raider has a sustainable top speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph), 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) faster than the earlier batch 1 vessels. 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.

Service

Raider, formerly of Cambridge URNU, became Bristol URNU's training ship in Summer 2010, superseding HMS Trumpeter. In October 2012 she joined the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron to replace HMS Dasher, which returned to Bristol URNU.