HMAS Arrow (P 88)

	HMAS Arrow beached in Francis Bay in early 1975
History
Australia
Builder	Walkers Limited
Launched	17 February 1968
Commissioned	3 July 1968
Motto	"Straight as an Arrow"
Fate	Destroyed by Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974
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General characteristics
Class and type	Attack-class patrol boat
Displacement	100 tons standard; 146 tons full load;
Length	107.6 ft (32.8 m) length overall
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught	6.4 ft (2.0 m) at standard load; 7.3 ft (2.2 m) at full load;
Propulsion	2 × 16-cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines; 3,460 shp (2,580 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	3 officers, 16 sailors
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm gun; 2 × .50-calibre M2 Browning machine guns; Small arms;

HMAS Arrow (P 88) was an Attack-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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