HMAS Lae (P 93)
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For other ships of this name, see HMAS Lae.
| Career (Royal Australian Navy) |  |
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| Builder: | Walkers Limited |
| Launched: | 5 October 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 3 April 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 November 1974]] |
| Fate: | Sold to Papua New Guinea |
| Career (Papua New Guinea Defence Force) | |
| 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 Lae (P 93) was an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy.
She was built by Walkers Limited 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.
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