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| Career Australia |
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| Builder: |
Walkers Limited |
| Laid down: |
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| Launched: |
26 September 1972 |
| Commissioned: |
7 December 1973 |
| Reinstated: |
transferred 14 November 1974 |
| Status: |
Transferred to Papua New Guinea Defence Force |
| General Characteristics |
| Displacement: |
316 tons |
| Length: |
44.5 metres |
| Beam: |
10.1 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Two GE diesels |
| Speed: |
9 knots |
| Capacity: |
180 tons of vehicle cargo or 400 soldiers |
| Complement: |
13 |
| Armament: |
two 0.50 inch machine guns |
HMAS Buna (L-132) was a Balikpapan class heavy landing craft built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 26 September 1972 and commissioned on 7 December 1973. HMAS Buna paid off on 14 November 1974 and was transferred to the Papua-New Guinea Defence Force.
