HMAS Wewak
HMAS Wewak unloading or loading an Australian Army truck during Operation Bel Isi on Bougainville | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Namesake | Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| Builder | Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland |
| Laid down | 21 March 1972 |
| Launched | 19 May 1972 |
| Commissioned | 10 August 1973 |
| Decommissioned | 11 December 2012 |
| Homeport | HMAS Cairns |
| Motto | "Do Not Yield" |
| Fate | Transferred to Philippine Navy. |
| Badge | |
| Philippines | |
| Name | Iwak |
| Namesake | Iwak people, a minor Filipino ethnic group found in the Cordillera region in the island of Luzon, Philippines |
| Acquired | 2016 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy |
| Displacement | 316 tons |
| Length | 44.5 m (146 ft) |
| Beam | 10.1 m (33 ft) |
| Propulsion | Two GM Detroit 12v71 diesels |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Capacity | 180 tons of vehicle cargo or 400 soldiers |
| Complement | 13 |
| Armament | two 0.50 inch machine guns |
HMAS Wewak (L 130) was the fifth ship of the Balikpapan class of heavy landing craft operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).