HMAS Samarai (P 85)
Australian, then PNG, naval vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMAS Samarai (P 85), named after the island of Samarai and its former town, was an Attack-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Completed in 1968, the vessel was one of five assigned to the RAN's Papua New Guinea (PNG) Division. The patrol boat was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force in 1974 as HMPNGS Samarai. She remained in service until 1987, when she was paid off and used as a parts hulk.
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HMAS Advance, a sister ship to Samarai | |
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Namesake | Island and town of Samarai, Papua New Guinea |
Builder | Evans Deakin and Company |
Launched | 14 July 1967 |
Commissioned | 1 March 1968 |
Decommissioned | 14 November 1974 |
Fate | Transferred to Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea | |
Commissioned | 14 November 1974 |
Decommissioned | 1987[citation needed] |
Fate | Used as parts hulk[citation needed] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Attack-class patrol boat |
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Length | 107.6 ft (32.8 m) length overall |
Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
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Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Range | 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 3 officers, 16 sailors |
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