HMS Puncher (P291) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy built by Watercraft of Shoreham and fitted out by Vosper Thorneycroft in Portsmouth.
Puncher first role is for sea based training of the students of the University of London's University Royal Naval Unit (URNU). She is also used to train Combined Cadet Forces and Sea Cadet Corps members and navigational training officers in the Fleet and Royal Marines in preparation for navigating landing craft.
HMS Explorer (P164) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy.
The ship is assigned to the Yorkshire Universities Royal Naval Unit (URNU), serving the universities of York, Hull, Sheffield and Leeds. The commanding officer has been Lieutenant Dafydd Bryden since the summer of 2011.
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