HMAS Arrow (P 88)
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 17 February 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 3 July 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Destroyed by Cyclone Tracy 25 December 1974 |
| 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 (2.6 MW), driving two shafts |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 19 |
| Armament: | One 40 mm gun One 81 mm mortar Two .50 caliber (~12.7 mm) machine guns Mines and depth charges could also be carried |
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| Motto:Straight As An Arrow | |
HMAS Arrow (P 88) was an Attack-class patrol boat built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 17 February 1968 and commissioned on 3 July 1968. Arrow was driven ashore and destroyed at Darwin during Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974.
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