HMAS Aitape (P 84)
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HMAS Aitape (P 84) was an Attack-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It was named for the small town of Aitape, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Completed in 1967, 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 Aitape. She remained active until 1982, when she was removed from service for use as a parts hulk. Aitape was scuttled off Port Moresby for use as a dive wreck in 1995.
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HMAS Advance, a sister ship to Aitape | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | Town of Aitape, Papua New Guinea |
Builder | Walkers Limited |
Launched | 6 July 1967 |
Commissioned | 13 November 1967 |
Decommissioned | 14 November 1974 |
Fate | Transferred to Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea | |
Commissioned | 14 November 1974 |
Decommissioned | 1982 |
Fate | Sunk as dive wreck 1995 |
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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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