HMAS Lae (P 93)
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 5 October 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 3 April 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 November 1974 |
| Fate: | Sold to Papua New Guinea. |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 146 tons |
| Length: | 32 m |
| Beam: | 6.1 m |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines developing 3,460 hp, driving two shafts |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 25 |
| Armament: | 1 x 40 mm gun 1 x 81 mm mortar 2 x .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns Mines and depth charges could also be carried |
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HMAS Lae (P-93) was an Attack class patrol boat built by Walkers of Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 5 October 1967 and commissioned on 3 April 1968. Lae paid off on 14 November 1974 and was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
See HMAS Lae for other ships of the same name.
| Attack-class patrol boat |
| Aitape | Attack | Acute | Adroit | Advance | Archer | Ardent | Arrow | Assail | Aware | Bandolier | Barbette | Barricade | Bombard | Buccaneer | Ladava | Lae | Madang | Samarai | Bayonet |
List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy |
