Английская Википедия:HMAS Bayonet (P 101)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMAS Bayonet (P 101) was an Шаблон:Sclass of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Design and construction
Шаблон:Main The Attack class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters as patrol boats (based on lessons learned through using the Шаблон:Sclass2s on patrols of Borneo during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, and to replace a variety of old patrol, search-and-rescue, and general-purpose craft.[1] Initially, nine were ordered for the RAN, with another five for Papua New Guinea's Australian-run coastal security force, although another six ships were ordered to bring the class to twenty vessels.[1] The patrol boats had a displacement of 100 tons at standard load and 146 tons at full load, were Шаблон:Convert in length overall, had a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and draughts of Шаблон:Convert at standard load, and Шаблон:Convert at full load.[2][1] Propulsion machinery consisted of two 16-cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines, which supplied Шаблон:Convert to the two propellers.[2][1] The vessels could achieve a top speed of Шаблон:Convert, and had a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[2][1] The ship's company consisted of three officers and sixteen sailors.[2] Main armament was a bow-mounted Bofors 40 mm gun, supplemented by two .50-calibre M2 Browning machine guns and various small arms.[2][1] The ships were designed with as many commercial components as possible: the Attacks were to operate in remote regions of Australia and New Guinea, and a town's hardware store would be more accessible than home base in a mechanical emergency.[3]
Bayonet was laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland[4] in October 1968, launched on 6 November 1968,Шаблон:Citation needed and commissioned on 22 February 1969.[4]
Operational history
Bayonet was transferred to the Melbourne Port Division of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve on 27 March 1982.[4]
Fate
Bayonet paid off on 26 June 1988.Шаблон:Citation needed Although the vessel was retained by the Australian government, by 1999 she was in a dilapidated condition, so was scuttled on 21 September 1999, sinking off Cape Schanck, Victoria in Bass Strait, in an area known to divers as the Victorian Ships' Graveyard.[5][6]
The wreck lies upright on the sand at a depth of Шаблон:Convert. Sand ripples around the wreck are evidence of strong currents in the area. The deck is at an average depth of Шаблон:Convert. There is a hole in the foredeck at the forward gun position, and there is a substantial amount of wiring still present inside the wreck which may be an entanglement hazard. Dives on he Bayonet require the use of trimix to limit nitrogen narcosis.[6]
Latitude: 38° 43.050′ S, Longitude: 144° 35.250′ E, Datum: WGS84 [6]
Citations
References
Шаблон:Attack class patrol boat Шаблон:Recreational dive sites
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Ships since 1946, p. 86
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Blackman (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships, 1968–69, p. 18
- ↑ The patrol boat, Australian National Maritime Museum
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Ships since 1946, p. 87
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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