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Saturday 14 February 2015

Tonga patrol boat VOEA Nelafu (P201) 1989-

Laid down at the shipyard of Transfield-ASI (Australian Shipbuilding Industries), South Coogie, Australia on 30 January 1989 and commissioned on 30 October. With a displacement of 165 tons (full load) and as dimensions 28,6 (waterline)-31,5 x 8,1 x 2,12 metres or 103‘ x 27‘ x 5,9‘. The armament consists just of small arms. Her crew numbers 13 men. The armament consists of 2x1-12.7mm machineguns. With a speed of 12 knots is her range 2.500 nautical miles. Speed maximum 20 knots. Fuel bunker capacity 20 tons. In police service. Like her sister ships was she built under the Australian Defence Corporation Program [Pacific Patrol Boat Program] ordered on 3 October 1985. Of the ASI 315 class also called Pacific or Pacific Forum-class.