HMPNGS Buna
HMPNGS Buna is a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft operated by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). Prior to 1974, the vessel was called HMAS Buna (L 132) and was operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
HMPNGS Buna operating near Port Moresby in 2016 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Namesake | Village of Buna |
| Builder | Walkers Limited |
| Laid down | 31 July 1972 |
| Launched | 26 September 1972 |
| Commissioned | 7 December 1973 |
| Decommissioned | 14 November 1974 |
| Fate | Transferred to Papua New Guinea Defence Force |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Acquired | 14 November 1974 |
| Decommissioned | June 2021 |
| 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 GE 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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