HMS Example (P165) - at HMS Calliope in Gateshead
Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Example
Operator:	Royal Navy
Builder:	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched:	1985
Commissioned:	1994
Motto:	Lead by Example
Status:	in active service, as of 2009[update]
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.

[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.

The ship's current commanding officer is Lieutenant Nelson McMillan RN who replaced Lieutenant Commander Paul Kay RN in July 2009.

[edit] See also

Royal Navy portal

• University Royal Naval Unit

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: HMS Example (P165)

• HMS Example (P165) page on Royal Navy website

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