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HMS Raider is one of two Archer-class patrol boats that form the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron (FPBS). Together with her sister ship HMS Tracker, she provides reassurance and protection in and around HMNB Clyde.
The Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron (FPBS) provides reassurance and protection around Faslane and on the River Clyde in Scotland. As well as protecting Britain’s nuclear fleet, they work to support UK and foreign shipping in and out of Faslane. Raider’s home base is HM Naval Base Clyde – often referred to as Faslane. It is the Royal Navy’s main presence in Scotland. She berths with minehunters such as HMS Shoreham, the Submarine Service, the Northern Diving Group and 43 Commando Fleet Protection. Faslane will also be home to the new Dreadnought-class of ballistic submarines.
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HMS Raider has a ship’s company of seven. Together, their roles and responsibilities include:
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HMS Raider is a fast, agile patrol boat with a ship’s company of just seven. Alongside her sister ship HMS Tracker, she works hard to provide 24/7/365 reassurance and protection in and around the Clyde, safeguarding both our submarine fleet and shipping coming to and from the UK.
The Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron is one of the busiest teams in the Royal Navy, with 14 crew members and two agile, well-equipped ships.
The first was an R-class destroyer launched in 1916. Armed with three four-inch guns, dual torpedo tubes and a two pounder 'pom-pom', she fought in World War I before being broken up in 1927.
The second ship to bear the name Raider was a 358ft Rotherham-class destroyer launched in 1942.
The second Raider served throughout the Second World War, gaining six battle honours, four Distinguished Service Medals and five mentions in dispatches for her ship's company.
After the war, HMS Raider was sold to the Royal Indian. She was renamed Rana before being scrapped in 1976 after Indian independence.
The present HMS Raider is an Archer-class fast patrol boat. She was commissioned alongside her sister ship HMS Tracker (Oxford URNU) in 1998 and assigned to Cambridge URNU.
HMS Raider was transferred to the Bristol University Royal Naval Unit in 2010.
In October 2012, HMS Raider joined the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron, replacing HMS Dasher.
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