HMS Biter (P270)
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 HMS Biter with HMS Charger in Glasgow |
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Biter |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Watercraft Marine |
| Launched: | 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 Biter.
HMS Biter (P270) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. She is assigned to Manchester & Salford Universities Royal Naval Unit, a Royal Naval Reserve unit based in Manchester. When not deployed, Biter is based at HMS Eaglet in Liverpool.
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