HMS Raider (P275)

	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 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 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 and ; 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

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

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