| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Builder | Evans Deakin and Company |
| Laid down | July 1967 |
| Launched | 7 October 1967 |
| Commissioned | 21 June 1968 |
| Decommissioned | 17 July 1993 |
| Motto | "Forever Alert" |
| Fate | Scrapped 2011 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Attack-classpatrol boat |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 107.6 ft (32.8 m)length overall |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Draught |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 16 sailors |
| Armament |
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HMASAware (P 91) was anAttack-classpatrol boat of theRoyal Australian Navy (RAN).
TheAttack class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters aspatrol boats (based on lessons learned through using theTon-classminesweepers on patrols of Borneo during theIndonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, and to replace a variety of old patrol, search-and-rescue, and general-purpose craft.[1] Initially, nine were ordered for the RAN, with another five forPapua New Guinea's Australian-run coastal security force, although another six ships were ordered to bring the class to twenty vessels.[1] The patrol boats had a displacement of 100 tons at standard load and 146 tons at full load, were 107.6 feet (32.8 m) inlength overall, 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.[1][2] Propulsion machinery consisted of two 16-cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines, which supplied 3,460 shaft horsepower (2,580 kW) to the two propellers.[1][2] 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).[1][2] The ship's company consisted of three officers and sixteen sailors.[2] Main armament was a bow-mountedBofors 40 mm gun, supplemented by two .50-calibreM2 Browning machine guns and various small arms.[1][2] The ships were designed with as many commercial components as possible: theAttacks were to operate in remote regions of Australia and New Guinea, and a town's hardware store would be more accessible than home base in a mechanical emergency.[3]
Aware was laid down byEvans Deakin and Company atBrisbane inQueensland[4] in July 1967, launched on 7 October 1967[citation needed] and commissioned on 21 June 1968.[4]
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Aware was transferred to the Adelaide Port Division of theRoyal Australian Navy Reserve in November 1982.[4]
On November the 24th 1970 while with HMAS Adroit on SAR duties HMAS Aware assisted in an attempt to salvage a ditched helicopter fromHMAS Albatross after aWestland Wessex crashed.[4][5]
HMASAware was the last of her class to be withdrawn from service, decommissioned on 17 July 1993.[6] She was sold to a private owner sometime before 1998, and after modification in Melbourne (including an extension of the superstructure to cover the quarterdeck), was used as a diving and salvage ship.[7][8]
In 2006,Aware was acquired by a group of investors, and sailed toBundaberg, Queensland by a former crewmember.[8] The investors withdrew support shortly after, and the former crew member took over ownership of the vessel.[8]Aware fell into disrepair, and in 2010, the Bundaberg Magistrates Court fined the owner for failing to have the ship insured.[8] According to the owner, the lack of facilities capable of handling the former patrol boat has made insurance inspections almost impossible.[8] A buyer for the vessel could not be found and in December 2011 the vessel was scrapped.[9]
 Royal Australian Navy | |
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 Papua New Guinea Maritime Element(previously RAN New Guinea Division) | |
 Indonesian Navy | |