HMAS Mermaid (A 02)

HMAS Mermaid (A 02)

HMAS "Mermaid" (A 02) is a "Paluma" class survey motor launch serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She is a twin hulled hydrographic survey ship designed to operate in shoaling and shallow reefs.

"Mermaid" was launched on 28 September 1989 and commissioned into the RAN on 4 December 1989.

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