RFNS Puamau information

	RFNS Puamau at the Austal shipyards in Henderson, Western Australia.
History
Fiji
Name	Puamau
Builder	Austal
Acquired	March 2024
Commissioned	7 March 2024
Identification	IMO number: 4734283; MMSI number: 520348000; Callsign: 3DPW;
Status	Inactive
General characteristics
Class and type	Guardian-class patrol boat
Length	39.5 m (129 ft 7 in)
Beam	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines, 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Armament	Australia provides the ships without armament, but they are designed to be able to mount heavy machine guns, or an autocannon of up to 30 mm on the foredeck

RFNS Puamau (402) is a Guardian-class patrol boat donated to Fiji (for the Fijian Navy) by Australia as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project. The vessel entered service on 7 March 2024. The ship is used to patrol Fijian waters.

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History
RFNS Puamau at the Austal shipyards in Henderson, Western Australia.
Fiji
Name	Puamau
Builder	Austal
Acquired	March 2024
Commissioned	7 March 2024
Identification	IMO number: 4734283 MMSI number: 520348000 Callsign: 3DPW
Status	Inactive
General characteristics
Class and type	Guardian-class patrol boat
Length	39.5 m (129 ft 7 in)
Beam	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines, 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Armament	Australia provides the ships without armament, but they are designed to be able to mount heavy machine guns, or an autocannon of up to 30 mm on the foredeck