P164 HMS Explorer in Hull MarinaPhotographed on 28 September 2008.
This is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy.
She is assigned to the Yorkshire Universities Royal Naval Unit (URNU), serving the Universities of Hull, Sheffield and Leeds.
Builder: Vosper Thornycroft, Commissioned: 1986.
Displacement: 49 tons, Length: 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in), 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: 18 knots, Range: 550 nmi (1,020 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h).
Complement: 5 (RN), 1 training officer (RNR), 12 students (URNU) or 12 (RN)
Sensors and processing systems: Decca 1216 navigation radar.
Armament: 3 × 7.62 mm L7 GPMG (Cyprus Sqn.) (can be fitted with 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle).
Picture added on 05 October 2008
Andrew.
Added by Andrew Wright on 08 October 2008.