Bronzewing-class harbour tug

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Class overview
Operators:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg  Royal Australian Navy
Completed: 4
General characteristics [1]
Type: Harbour tug
Displacement: 47.5 long tons (48  t)
Length: 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in) o/a
Beam: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Speed: 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Complement: 3

The Bronzewing-class harbour tug was a class of four tugs constructed for the Royal Australian Navy. [2] :33

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References

  1. ↑ "My Model Drawings". members.dodo.com.au. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Wertheim, Eric (2007), The Naval Institute guide to combat fleets of the world : their ships, aircraft, and systems (15th ed.), Naval Institute Press, ISBN   978-1-59114-955-2


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