HMS Example (P165)
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_-_at_HMS_Calliope_-_Gateshead_-_14082004.jpg/300px-HMS_Example_(P165)_-_at_HMS_Calliope_-_Gateshead_-_14082004.jpg) HMS Example (P165) - at HMS Calliope in Gateshead |
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Example |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Launched: | 1985 |
| Commissioned: | 1994 |
| Motto: | Lead by Example |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| Badge: |  |
| 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 Perkins CV12 Turbo diesels, 1,200 bhp (895 kW) |
| 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) |
HMS Example (P165) is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy, based at HMS Calliope in Gateshead, England. She is the first ship to bear her name.
Example is currently attached to the Northumbria University Royal Naval Unit, and has a crew of 5 (plus up to 12 students). She acts as a training ship for students at Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Teesside and Sunderland universities.
The ship takes part in deployments over the University summer holidays, giving the students an opportunity to spend a longer amount of time living on board the ship and to experience larger scale naval operations with other URNUs. The ship played a prominent role in the 2004 Entente Cordiale celebrations, and escorted HMS Endurance in the 2005 International Fleet Review.
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[edit] 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (1PBS)
HMS Example is part of the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron. 1PBS is commanded by Commander 1PBS, who is also Commander URNU. The mission statement of the 1PBS is to "provide support to allow the conduct of safe and effective P2000 operations in support of the URNU sea-training syllabus".
[edit] Recent news
In Summer 2006 the Ship celebrated its 21st birthday with divisions at HMS Calliope with the salute taken by G Sherlock, Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear.
Its current commanding officer is Lieutenant Paul Kay Royal Navy who joined in July 2007.
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