HMAS Acute (P 81)
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 26 August 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 26 April 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 May 1983 |
| Fate: | Sold to Indonesia. |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 146 tons |
| Length: | 32 m |
| Beam: | 6.1 m |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines developing 3,460 hp, driving two shafts |
| Speed: | 24 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 25 |
| Armament: | One 40 mm gun One 81 mm mortar Two .50 caliber machine guns Mines and depth charges could also be carried |
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HMAS Acute (P-81) was an Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 26 August 1967 and commissioned on 26 April 1968. Acute paid off on 6 May 1983, transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Silea.
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