HMAS Advance (P 83)
- For other ships of this name, see HMAS Advance.
 HMAS Advance at the Australian National Maritime Museum | |
| Career Australia |  <tr valign=top><td>Builder:</td><td>Evans Deakin and Company</td></tr> |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | March 1967 |
| Launched: | 16 August 1967 <tr valign=top><td>Commissioned:</td><td>24 January 1968</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Decommissioned:</td><td>6 February 1988</td></tr> |
| Status: | Museum ship <tr valign=top><td>Homeport:</td><td>Australian National Maritime Museum</td></tr> |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 146 tons |
| Length: | 32 m |
| Beam: | 6.1 m <tr valign=top><td>Draught:</td><td>2.38 m</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Propulsion:</td><td>Two Paxman 16-cylinder diesels producing 2240 kW (3000 hp)</td></tr> |
| Speed: | 20+ knots |
| Complement: | 19 <tr valign=top><td>Armament:</td><td>One 40 mm Bofors gun, One 81 mm mortar, Two .50 caliber machine guns. Mines and depth charges could also be carried</td></tr> |
HMAS Advance (P-83) was an Australian Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland in March 1967, launched on 16 August 1967, and commissioned on 24 January 1968.
During her career, Advance performed many duties, including costal surveillance, customs and immigration enforcement, training, and rescue.
Advance was paid off on 6 February 1988 and was transferred to the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour in Sydney.
Advance was the ship used in the ABC series Patrol Boat.
| Attack-class patrol boat |
| Aitape | Attack | Acute | Adroit | Advance | Archer | Ardent | Arrow | Assail | Aware | Bandolier | Barbette | Barricade | Bombard | Buccaneer | Ladava | Lae | Madang | Samarai | Bayonet |
| List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy |
Categories
Museum ships | Royal Australian Navy ships | Patrol vessels of Australia