 MV Bass moored off Ballast Point in 2012
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Explorer |
| Builders | Walkers Limited, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Operators |  Royal Australian Navy |
| Built | 1959-1960 |
| In service | 1960 to 1995 |
| In commission | 1960-1982 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | General Purpose Vessel |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel twin screw, 342 shaft horsepower (255 kW) |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Complement | 14 |
| 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.[1]
- ^ Wilson, Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, p. 37