HMS Smiter (P272)
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&sq=HMS_Smiter_(P272)&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Smiter_-_1.jpg) HMS Smiter on the Solent outward bound from Portsmouth Naval Base 17 June 2016.
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Smiter |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Watercraft Marine |
| Laid down | 1985 |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Completed | 22 January 1986 |
| Commissioned | 4 September 1986 |
| Homeport | HMNB Portsmouth |
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| Motto | "Strike hard and often" |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge | &sq=HMS_Smiter_(P272)&lang=en&file=File:Hmssmiterurnu.jpg) |
| 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 | |
HMS Smiter is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy.
Operational history
Upon being accepted into service, she initially served with the Clyde Division of the Royal Naval Reserve until 11 October 1990. She then transferred to the University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) of Glasgow. In September 2012, she became the training vessel of the Oxford University Royal Naval Unit. She replaced HMS Tracker in this role, which transferred to the Faslane Force Protection Squadron.
In June 2017, Smiter, in company with HM Ships Archer, Ranger and Exploit, deployed to the Baltic to take part in the NATO BALTOPS exercise, marking the first time that the Royal Navy P2000's were involved in such an exercise.
Role
Smiter provides sea training for members of the Oxford University Royal Naval Unit.
Notes
References
- ^ "Patrol Boats – Archer class". Royal Navy. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Archer Class P2000 (URNU)". Armed Forces.net. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "1st Patrol Boat Squadron's Baltops endeavour". Royal Navy. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
- "HMS Smiter". Royal Navy.
- "HMS Smiter in Dover Harbour, March 2013". Panoramio. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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