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'''HMAS ''Mermaid'' (A 02)''' is a [[Paluma class survey motor launch|''Paluma'' class]] survey motor launch serving in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN). She is a twin hulled hydrographic survey ship designed to operate in [[shoal]]ing and shallow reefs.<ref name="ranHM" />


'''HMAS ''Mermaid'' (A 02)''' is [[Paluma class survey motor launch|''Paluma'' class]] survey motor launches in the [[Royal Australian Navy]]. She is a twin hulled [[Hydrographic survey|hydrographic]] [[survey ship]] designed to operate in [[shoal]]ing and shallow [[reef]]s.<ref name="ranHM" /> The ship was launched on 28 September 1989 and commissioned on 4 December 1989.<ref name="ranHM" />
''Mermaid'' was launched on 28 September 1989 and commissioned into the RAN on 4 December 1989.<ref name="ranHM" />


== References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.navy.gov.au/ships/mermaid/default.html Official site]


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Revision as of 09:01, 11 September 2008

History
RAN EnsignAustralia (RAN)
BuilderEglo Engineering, Adelaide[1]
Launched28 September 1989[2]
Commissioned4 December 1989[2]
Motto"No task too arduous"
StatusActive as of 2008
General characteristics
Class and typePaluma class survey motor launch
Displacement310 tonnes[2]
Length36.6 metres (120 ft)[2]
Beam13.7 metres (45 ft)[2]
Draught2.2 metres (7.2 ft)[1]
Propulsion2 Detroit V12 diesel engines[2]
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)[2]
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km)[2]
Complement15[2]
Sensors and
processing systems		2 x echo sounders, 2 x side-scan sonar, searchlight sonar[1]

HMAS Mermaid (A 02) is a Paluma class survey motor launch serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She is a twin hulled hydrographic survey ship designed to operate in shoaling and shallow reefs.[2]

Mermaid was launched on 28 September 1989 and commissioned into the RAN on 4 December 1989.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "HMAS Paluma". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "HMAS Mermaid". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
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