HMAS Wewak
HMAS Wewak (L 130) was the fifth ship of the Balikpapan class of heavy landing craft operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
HMAS Wewak unloading or loading an Australian Army truck during Operation Bel Isi on Bougainville | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Namesake | Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| Builder | Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland |
| Laid down | 21 March 1972 |
| Launched | 19 May 1972 |
| Commissioned | 10 August 1973 |
| Decommissioned | 11 December 2012 |
| Homeport | HMAS Cairns |
| Motto | "Do Not Yield" |
| Fate | Transferred to Philippine Navy. |
| Badge | |
| Philippines | |
| Name | Iwak |
| Namesake | Iwak people, a minor Filipino ethnic group found in the Cordillera region in the island of Luzon, Philippines |
| Acquired | 2016 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy |
| Displacement | 316 tons |
| Length | 44.5 m (146 ft) |
| Beam | 10.1 m (33 ft) |
| Propulsion | Two GM Detroit 12v71 diesels |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Capacity | 180 tons of vehicle cargo or 400 soldiers |
| Complement | 13 |
| Armament | two 0.50 inch machine guns |
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