Global InformationSamoan patrol vessel Nafanua III information
 Nafanua III at Austal shipyards in February 2023.
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| History | |
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 Samoa | |
| Name | Nafanua III |
| Namesake | Nafanua |
| Operator | Samoan Police Force |
| Ordered | 2 November 2022 |
| Builder | Austal |
| Cost | A$15.2 million[2] |
| Yard number | 542 |
| Acquired | 22 November 2023 |
| In service | 2024 |
| Homeport | Apia |
| Identification |
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| Status | Delivered |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Length | 39.5 m (129 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Caterpillar 3516C diesels, 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) |
| Complement | 23 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| 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 |
Nafanua III (04) is a Guardian-class patrol boat entering[needs update] service with the Samoan Police Force. She was given to Samoa by Australia as part of the Pacific Maritime Security Program, in which Australia donates patrol boats to neighbouring Pacific Island nations in order to improve regional maritime security.[5] She is the 2nd boat given to Samoa under the program, as she was ordered by Australia on 2 November 2022 as a replacement for her sister ship Nafanua II, which was damaged beyond repair when she ran aground on 5 August 2021. Nafanua II had only two years earlier replaced the 31 year old Pacific-class patrol boat Nafanua as the small island nation's sole maritime security craft.[6][7] Although she was ordered as the 22nd and ultimate boat of her class, she was delivered on 22 November 2023 as the 18th.[3][4]
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