HMAS ADVANCE seen at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 18/08/2017

Armament

1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
2 x .50 calibre M2 Browning machine guns

Specifications

Type: Coastal Patrol Boat
Flag: Australian | Port of Registry: Sydney
Pennant Number: P 83
Status: Museum ship at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Owner: Australian National Maritime Museum - Sydney, Australia
Previous Owner: Royal Australian Navy - Canberra, Australia
Designer: Commonwealth of Australia Navy Office | Naval Architect: Ted Bell
Construction Material: Superstructure: Aluminium | Hull: Steel
Year Built: 1967 | Country of Build: Australia | Builder: Walkers Ltd. | Location of Yard: Maryborough
Laid Down: March 1967 | Launched: 16.08.1967 | Commissioned: 24.01.1968
Decommissioned: 6.02.1988
Length: 32.8 m | Breadth: 6.1 m | Draught: 2.2 m
Displacement: 148.3 tonnes
Complement: 19 (3 officers, 16 sailors)
Main Engine: 2 x Paxman V16 Ventura turbo-charged diesels | Power: 2,611 kW
Propulsion: Twin screws
Range: 1,200 nautical miles @ 13 knots
Service Speed: 21 knots

Sister Vessels (Attack Class):

HMAS ATTACK P 90________Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SIKUDA 863)
HMAS ACUTE P 81__________Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SILEA 858)
HMAS ADROIT P 82_________Sunk as target. 8/08/1994
HMAS ARCHER P 86________Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SILIMAN 848)
HMAS ARDENT P 87________Purchased by Indonesia in 2002 (KRI TENGGIRI 865)
HMAS ARROW P 88_________Destroyed in Darwin by Cyclone Tracy. 25/12/1974
HMAS ASSAIL P 89_________Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SIGUROT 864)
HMAS AWARE P 91_________Scrapped 2011.
HMAS BANDOLIER P 95_____Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SIBARAU 847)
HMAS BARBETTE P 97______Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SIADA 862)
HMAS BARRICADE P 98_____Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SIGALU 857)
HMAS BAYONET P 101______Scuttled 21/09/1999, Victoria
HMAS BOMBARD P 99_______Transferred to Indonesia (KRI SIRIBUA 859)
HMAS BUCCANEER P 100____Sunk as target. 8/10/1988
HMAS AITAPE P 84__________Transferred to Papua New Guinea (HMPNGS AITAPE). Scuttled 1995
HMAS LADAVA P 92_________Transferred to Papua New Guinea (HMPNGS LADAVA)
HMAS LAE P 93_____________Transferred to Papua New Guinea (HMPNGS LAE)
HMAS MADANG P 94________Transferred to Papua New Guinea (HMPNGS MADANG)
HMAS SAMARAI P 85________Transferred to Papua New Guinea (HMPNGS SAMARAI)