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| Career (Royal Australian Navy) |
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| Builder: |
Walkers Limited |
| Launched: |
11 May 1968 |
| Commissioned: |
21 October 1968 |
| Decommissioned: |
14 November 1974 |
| Motto: |
"Fight The Good Fight" |
| Fate: |
Sold to Papua New Guinea |
| Badge: |
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| Career (Papua New Guinea Defence Force) |
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| Status: |
Unknown |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Attack class patrol boat |
| Displacement: |
100 tons standard, 146 tons full load |
| Length: |
32.76 metres (107 ft) |
| Beam: |
6.2 metres (20ft) |
| Draught: |
1.9 metres (6ft) |
| Propulsion: |
Two 16 cylinder Davey-Paxman Ventura turbocharged diesel engines developing 3,460 hp, driving two shafts |
| Speed: |
24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Complement: |
25 |
| Armament: |
1 x 40 mm gun, 1 x 81 mm mortar, 2 x .50 calibre machine guns. Mines and depth charges could also be carried |
HMAS Ladava (P 92) was an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy.
She was built by Walkers at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 11 May 1968 and commissioned on 21 October 1968.
Ladava paid off on 14 November 1974 and was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
