HMS Trumpeter (P294) is an **Archer-class (P2000) fast patrol and training vessel** of the Royal Navy, one of sixteen 20-metre, 54-tonne craft built by Vosper Thornycroft and commissioned in 1988. Initially serving with the Gibraltar Squadron and later affiliated with Bristol and then Cambridge University Royal Naval Units for officer cadet training, it joined the reconstituted Coastal Forces Squadron (East) in the early 2020s, based in Newcastle, for enhanced operational roles including maritime security, defence engagement, and trials in European coastal waters. Capable of speeds over 20 knots and accommodating additional personnel for missions, Trumpeter has participated in high-profile events such as the 2012 Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant and London Olympics security, as well as NATO exercises like Steadfast Defender in northern Norway in 2024, remaining in active service as of 2026.
