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HMAS Mermaid (A 02)
Career (Australia) Naval Ensign of Australia
Builder: Eglo Engineering, Adelaide
Laid down: 19 July 1988
Launched: 28 September 1989
Commissioned: 4 December 1989
Motto: "No Task Too Arduous"
Status: Active as of 2013
General characteristics
Class & type: Paluma class survey motor launch
Displacement: 320 tonnes
Length: 36.6 m (120 ft) length overall
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)
Sensors and
processing systems:
Radar:
JRC JMA-3710-6 navigational radar
Sonars:
ELAC LAZ 72 side-scan mapping sonar
Skipper 113 hull-mounted scanning sonar
Armament: None fitted

HMAS Mermaid (A 02) is a Paluma class survey motor launch serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Design and construction[]

The Paluma class vessels have a full load displacement of 320 tonnes.[1] 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).[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1] The vessels are unarmed.[1] The standard ship's company consists of three officers and eleven sailors, although another four personnel can be accommodated.[1] The catamarans were originally painted white, but were repainted naval grey in 2002.[1]

Constructed by Eglo Engineering, Mermaid was laid down on 19 July 1988, launched on 28 September 1989, and commissioned into the RAN on 4 December 1989.[1]

Citations[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Wertheim (ed.), The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 28

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