HMS Raider (P275)

	HMS Raider at Portsmouth
History
UK
Name	HMS Raider
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Commissioned	January 1998
Homeport	HMNB Clyde
Identification	Pennant number: P275
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Archer-class patrol vessel
Displacement	54 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 × MTU V12 diesels
Speed	24 knots
Range	550 nmi (1,020 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	6 (RN)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Decca 1216 navigation radar
Armament	3 × 7.62mm 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 her batch 2 sister-ship, HMS Tracker, Raider is part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron based at HMNB Clyde.

Characteristics

Raider is one of sixteen 20-metre, 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, faster than her batch 1 sister ships due to her more powerful turbocharged MTU diesels; she can exceed 24 knots in suitable sea conditions. 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.

Crew

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Raider on deployment

In addition to her captain, a regular Royal Navy officer, Raider has a permanent crew of five Royal Navy personnel.

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