HMAS Benalla (left) and HMAS Gascoyne in Darling Harbour for the 2008 Sea Power Centre conference |
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| Career (Australia) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | City of Benalla, Victoria |
| Builder: | Eglo Engineering, Adelaide[1] |
| Launched: | 31 January 1990[2] |
| Commissioned: | 20 March 1990[2] |
| Homeport: | HMAS Cairns |
| Motto: | "We Lead Others Follow" |
| Honours and awards: |
One inherited battle honour |
| Status: | Active as of 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Paluma class survey motor launch |
| Displacement: | 320 tonnes |
| Length: | 36.6 m (120 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.7 m (45 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Detroit V12 diesel engines |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range: | 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Endurance: | 14 days |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 11 sailors (plus accommodation for 4 additional) |
| Armament: | None fitted |
HMAS Benalla (A 04) is Paluma class survey motor launch of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The Paluma class vessels have a full load displacement of 320 tonnes.[3] They are 36.6 metres (120 ft) long overall and 36 metres (118 ft) long between perpendiculars, have a beam of 13.7 metres (45 ft), and a draught of 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in).[3] Propulsion machinery consists of two General Motors Detroit Diesel 12V-92T engines, which supply 1,290 brake horsepower (960 kW) to the two propeller shafts.[3] Each vessel has a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), a maximum sustainable speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (which gives a maximum range of 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km; 2,100 mi)), and an endurance of 14 days.[3]
The sensor suite of a Paluma class launch consists of a JRC JMA-3710-6 navigational radar, an ELAC LAZ 72 side-scan mapping sonar, and a Skipper 113 hull-mounted scanning sonar.[3] The vessels are unarmed.[3] The standard ship's company consists of three officers and eleven sailors, although another four personnel can be accommodated.[3] The catamarans were originally painted white, but were repainted naval grey in 2002.[3]
Benalla was constructed by Eglo Engineering, was launched on 31 January 1990, and commissioned into the RAN on 20 March 1990.[2] The ship was named for the city of Benalla, Victoria.
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