HMPNGS Ted Diro

Ted Diro in the Austal shipyards in Henderson, Western Australia on 8 September 2018
History
Papua New Guinea
NameTed Diro
NamesakeTed Diro
BuilderAustal
Laid down31 July 2017[3]
Launched29 May 2018[1]
Acquired30 November 2018[2]
Commissioned1 February 2019
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeGuardian-class patrol boat
Length39.5 m (130 ft)
Beam8 m (26 ft)
Draft2.5 ft (0.76 m)
Propulsion2 × Caterpillar 3516C diesels, 2 shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
ArmamentAustralia provides the ships without armament, but they are designed to be able to mount heavy machine guns, or an autocannon of up to 30mm on the foredeck

HMPNGS Ted Diro (P401) is the first Guardian-class patrol boat to be completed.[4] Australia designed and provided four Pacific Forum-class patrol vessels to Papua New Guinea in 1987 and 1988, and in 2015 confirmed she would be replacing those vessels with four larger, and more capable, Guardian-class vessels.[5]

Ted Diro replaced HMPNGS Rabaul.[6] Australia transferred the vessel to Papua New Guinea on 30 November 2018.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "Austal launches first Guardian Class Pacific Patrol Boat" (Press release). Austal. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. ^ "First Guardian Class patrol boat gifted to PNG" (Press release). Australian Department of Defence. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. ^ "Austal celebrates ceremonial keel laying of the first Pacific Patrol Boat" (Press release). Austal. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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