HMAS Bass
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 MV Bass moored off Ballast Point in 2012 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Builder | Walkers Limited, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Laid down | May 1959 |
| Launched | 28 March 1960 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1960 |
| Decommissioned | 17 December 1982 |
| Out of service | 1994 |
| Status | In civilian service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Explorer class 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 |
HMAS Bass (GPV 902) was an Explorer class general-purpose vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), serving in a range of capacities from 1960 until 1994.[1]
The Explorer class was a two-ship class of general-purpose vessels built for the RAN.[2] The ships had a displacement of 207 tons at standard load and 260 tons at full load.[2] Bass was 101 feet (31 m) in length overall, had a beam of 22 feet (6.7 m), and a draught of 8 feet (2.4 m).[2] Propulsion machinery consisted of GM diesels, which supplied 348 shaft horsepower (260 kW) to the two propeller screws, and allowed the vessel to reach 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph).[2] The ship's company consisted of 14 personnel.[2] The ship's armament of light weapons (two .303 Bren guns) were only fitted as needed.[2]
Bass was laid down by Walkers Limited of Maryborough, Queensland in May 1959.[3] She was commissioned into the RAN on 15 November 1960.[3]