HMS Smiter (P272)
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Smiter |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Watercraft Marine |
| Laid down: | 1985 |
| Launched: | 1985 |
| Completed: | 22 January 1986 |
| Commissioned: | 4 September 1986 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Archer class patrol vessel |
| 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) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Smiter.
HMS Smiter is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy.
On being accepted into service she served the Clyde Division of the Royal Naval Reserve until 11 October 1990. She then transferred to the University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) of Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities to replace HMS Attacker, which had been called into service in Cyprus during the Gulf War.
Students from the URNU get the chance to go away on sea weekends or sea days on the ship where they learn how to handle and navigate the ship under the watchful eye of the ships permanent RN crew of 5. The ship also goes on twice yearly deployments, at Easter and in the summer.
The ship is based at HMS Neptune, HMNB Clyde during the week.
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