327:, had a beam of 20 feet (6.1 m), and draughts of 6.4 feet (2.0 m) at standard load, and 7.3 feet (2.2 m) at full load. Propulsion machinery consisted of two 16-cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines, which supplied 3,460 shaft horsepower (2,580 kW) to the two propellers. The vessels could achieve a top speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph), and had a range of 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph). The ship's company consisted of three officers and sixteen sailors. Main armament was a bow-mounted
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machine guns and various small arms. The ships were designed with as many commercial components as possible: the class were to operate in remote regions of
Australia and New Guinea, and needed to be able to utilise locally available mechanical components.
323:'s Australian-run coastal security force. Subsequently, another six ships were ordered which brought the class to 20 vessels. The class had a displacement of 100 tons at standard load and 146 tons at full load, were 107.6 feet (32.8 m) in
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189:7.3 ft (2.2 m) at full load
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217:24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
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465:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2011).
504:Jane's Fighting Ships, 1968–69
422:Jane's Fighting Ships, 1968–69
371:as still operational in 2011.
204:3,460 shp (2,580 kW)
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245:Bofors 40 mm L/60 QF Mark VII
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56:Evans Deakin and Company
344:Maryborough, Queensland
290:Design and construction
176:20 ft (6.1 m)
126:General characteristics
519:Gillett, Ross (1988).
233:3 officers, 16 sailors
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616:Royal Australian Navy
368:Jane's Fighting Ships
284:Royal Australian Navy
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350:Operational history
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313:minesweepers
306:patrol boats
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147:Displacement
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70:Commissioned
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333:M2 Browning
280:patrol boat
252:M2 Browning
141:patrol boat
81:21 May 1974
73:15 May 1968
961:1967 ships
955:Categories
496:References
257:Small arms
230:Complement
196:Propulsion
843:Barricade
815:Bandolier
723:Buccaneer
702:Barricade
688:Bandolier
512:123786869
485:751789024
448:Gillett,
398:Gillett,
375:Citations
310:Ton-class
102:Indonesia
46:Australia
921:Tenggiri
885:Barbette
695:Barbette
539:23470364
238:Armament
207:2 shafts
62:Launched
907:Sigurot
871:Bombard
865:Siribua
823:Siliman
809:Sibarau
781:Samarai
716:Bayonet
709:Bombard
639:Advance
557:30 June
452:, p. 87
424:, p. 18
402:, p. 86
363:Siliman
286:(RAN).
282:of the
272:was an
181:Draught
112:Siliman
52:Builder
33:History
927:Ardent
913:Assail
899:Attack
893:Sikuda
837:Sigalu
829:Archer
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774:Madang
760:Ladava
753:Aitape
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674:Attack
667:Assail
653:Ardent
646:Archer
632:Adroit
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340:Archer
302:Attack
277:-class
275:Attack
270:(P 86)
268:Archer
162:Length
138:-class
136:Attack
118:Status
879:Siada
857:Acute
851:Silea
681:Aware
660:Arrow
625:Acute
266:HMAS
222:Range
214:Speed
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559:2011
535:OCLC
525:ISBN
508:OCLC
481:OCLC
471:ISBN
300:The
243:1 ×
173:Beam
108:Name
86:Fate
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