Explorer-class general-purpose vessel

MV Bass moored off Ballast Point in 2012
Class overview
NameExplorer
BuildersWalkers Limited, Maryborough, Queensland
Operators Royal Australian Navy
Built1959-1960
In service1960 to 1995
In commission1960-1982
Completed2
Active0
General characteristics
TypeGeneral Purpose Vessel
Displacement
  • 207 tonnes standard
  • 260 tonnes full load
Length
  • 90 ft (27 m) between perpendiculars
  • 101 ft (31 m) overall
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionDiesel twin screw, 342 shaft horsepower (255 kW)
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement14
Armament.50 cal machine guns fitted as required

The Explorer class was a two-ship class of general purpose vessels of the Royal Australian Navy that served between 1960 and 1995.

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