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Bertram-class air-sea rescue boat

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Class overview
NameBertram
BuildersBertram Boat Company, USA
Operators Royal Australian Navy
Cost$138,356 each
Built1966
In service1967 to 1988
Completed2
Active0
Retired2
General characteristics
Type
  • Air-sea rescue (planned)
  • Harbour personnel carriers
Displacement12 tons full load
Length38 ft (12 m)
Beam12 ft (3.7 m)
PropulsionDiesel, 2 GM 8V53 motors, 500 brake horsepower (370 kW)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi)
Complement2

The Bertram class was a two-ship class of air-sea rescue vessels of the Royal Australian Navy. Purchased to replace the old World War II class of 63-foot air-sea rescue vessel, they were found to be unsuitable for the proposed role.[1] The vessels were subsequently employed as harbour personnel carriers and based at HMAS Waterhen. The vessels were disposed of in 1988.

Ships

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  • 38101, launched in 1966 and in service in 1967
  • 38102, launched in 1966 and in service in 1967

Citations

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  1. ^ Gillett 1986, p. 61.

References

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  • Gillett, Ross (1986). Australia's armed forces of the eighties. Brookvale: Child & Henry. ISBN 0867770813.