VOEA Late (A401)

History
Tonga
Name	Late
Identification	Pennant number: C315
General characteristics
Class & type	ICO13056 landing craft
Length	30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Beam	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draft	1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar C12 C Rating
Speed	6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) (service speed) 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (top speed)

VOEA Late(A401) is a landing craft that was operated by the Tongan Maritime Force designed by Australian firm Incat Crowther and built by Forgacs Marine and Defence in Newcastle, New South Wales. ^[1]

In August 2025 it was replaced by a new vessel with the same name, VOEA Late (A402) donated by the Australian Government ^[2] .

Operational history

During the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami, VOEA Late provided logistic support to the outlying islands. ^[3]

In 2025 it was listed for sale by Pickles Auctions ^[4] .

References

1. "Sea trials nearing completion for Tonga-bound landing barge". ABC News. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
2. https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2025-08-29/new-landing-craft-delivered-tonga
3. Seselja, Zed [@ZedSeselja] (21 January 2022). "The Australian donated landing craft VOEA Late has been distributing food, water & shelter to communities in Tonga who need them from Australia's pre-positioned supplies" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 March 2022– via Twitter.
4. https://www.pickles.com.au/used/details/boats/landing-craft/62021931?fbclid=IwdGRleAMVQe1jbGNrAxVBrWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeDHt4UZ0yZjojJ4mwXQ_3VNeQPIstVM6WQHijJBl66FkwiZr2eANELamGjSY_aem_wnyIYoh8thsKBbv7y3aMuQ