HMS Trumpeter (P294)

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HMS Trumpeter, 2012
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Trumpeter
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Commissioned1988
Identification
MottoVox Victoriae - The Sound of Victory
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeArcher-class patrol vessel
Displacement54 tonnes
Length20.8 m (68 ft)
Beam5.8 m (19 ft)
Draught1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels
Speed
  • 25 kn (46 km/h)
  • 45 kn (83 km/h) (Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted)
Range550 nmi (1,020 km)
Complement
  • 18 (training)[N 1]
  • 12 (operational)
Sensors and
processing systems		Decca 1216 navigation radar
Armament

HMS Trumpeter is an

patrol vessel P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy.[1][2] Trumpeter is assigned to Cambridge University Royal Naval Unit
, having previously been the training ship of the Bristol University Royal Naval Unit.

Operational history

HMS Trumpeter served in the

2012 London Olympics.[3]

In the early 2020s, Trumpeter, along with other Archer-class vessels, was given a more operational role as part of the reconstituted Coastal Forces Squadron. In early 2024, Trumpeter and three of her sister ships deployed to northern Norway as part of the NATO exercise "Steadfast Defender".[4]

See also

  • Curriers' Company

Notes

  1. ^ 5 ship's company, 1 training officer, 12 URNU students.
  2. ^ When operational and not in URNU role.

References

  1. ^ "Patrol Boats – Archer class". Royal Navy. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Archer Class P2000 (URNU)". Armed Forces.net. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ Edvvc (3 June 2012). "HMS Ranger & HMS Trumpeter". Flickr. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Royal Navy's smallest ships take on huge challenge as they brave weeks of rough seas". ForcesNet. 5 February 2024.

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