{{short description|1998 Archer-class patrol and training vessel}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Other ships|HMS Tracker}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = HMS Tracker (P274).JPG | image_caption = HMS ''Tracker'' in 2006 }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = United Kingdom | flag = {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} | name = HMS ''Tracker'' | operator = Royal Navy | ordered = | awarded = | builder = Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | yard_number = | laid_down = | launched = | sponsor = | christened = | completed = | acquired = | commissioned = January 1998 | recommissioned = | decommissioned = | in_service = | out_of_service = | renamed = | reclassified = | refit = | struck = | reinstated = | homeport = HMNB Clyde | motto = | nickname = | identification = *Pennant number: P274 *{{MMSI Number|235009960}} *Callsign: GCUU | honours = | captured = | status = In active service | notes = | badge = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Archer|patrol vessel|1}} | tonnage = | displacement = 54 tonnes | length = {{convert|20.8|m|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|5.8|m|abbr=on}} | draught = {{convert|1.8|m|abbr=on}} | draft = | depth = | hold_depth = | decks = | deck_clearance = | ramps = | ice_class = | power = | propulsion = *2 shafts, Rolls-Royce MTU V12 diesel engines | sail_plan = | speed = *{{convert|20|kn|km/h|abbr=on|lk=in}} *{{convert|45|kn|km/h|abbr=on|lk=in}} (Hull design, but limited by gearbox and shaft tourque) | range = *{{convert|400|nmi|km|-1|abbr=on}} | endurance = | test_depth = | boats = | capacity = | troops = | complement = *12 | crew = | time_to_activate = | sensors = *Sperry Marine Navigation Radar | EW = | armament = *1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle ("for but not with") *3 × Mounted General purpose machine guns *5 × SA80A2 (Personal Rifles) | armour = Ballistic protection fitted | armor = | aircraft = | aircraft_facilities = | notes = }} }} '''HMS ''Tracker''''' is an {{sclass|Archer|patrol vessel|0}} (P2000) patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/ships/patrol-and-mine-hunters/fast-patrol-boats |title=Patrol Boats – Archer class |website=Royal Navy |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armedforces.co.uk/navy/listings/l0022.html |title=Archer Class P2000 (URNU) |website=Armed Forces.net |access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> Along with the batch 2 ''Archer'' class, {{HMS|Raider|P275|6}}, ''Tracker'' is part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron based at HMNB Clyde.
==Characteristics== ''Tracker'' 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, ''Tracker'' 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.
==Details== ''Tracker'' commissioned alongside her sister {{HMS|Raider|P275|2}} in January 1998, with ''Tracker'' replacing Oxford University Royal Naval Unit's previous training craft, ''Loyal Chancellor''. She served with Oxford University Royal Naval Unit for sea-based training of both students and regular personnel in UK and European waters. In October 2012 both ''Tracker'' and ''Raider'' joined the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron.
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==External links== {{Commons category|HMS Tracker (P274)}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-tracker |title=HMS Tracker |website=Royal Navy}}
{{Archer class patrol vessel}} {{Royal Navy ships}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tracker}} Category:Archer-class patrol boats Category:1998 ships