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569:, was commissioned on 15 December 1984. The Australian-built vessels were built through an assembly-line method. Hulls were built upside-down from the keel to the second-uppermost deck, then rolled over and built to the top of the hull. After this, the superstructure, which had been fabricated at the same time, was welded onto the hull. Construction of the class (including the two naval base upgrades) cost $ 150 million. All fifteen vessels were named after
90:
471:(2,400 kW) to the two propeller shafts. They also had an APU (an Auxiliary Propulsion Unit that was fitted in the interest of fuel saving whilst on patrol: One Dorman 12-cylinder auxiliary propulsion engine.) These were later removed as they proved inefficient when compared to the two main engines Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel, like most ships, but through vents below the waterline. The patrol boat could reach a maximum speed of 30
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513:, were not capable of supporting ships of this size on a permanent basis. This resulted in a $ 10 million infrastructure upgrade for the two bases, which was completed in 1981 and 1982, respectively. This included modern maintenance, logistic, and administrative facilities at both bases, and the installation of a
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and an 81 mm mortar, although the mortar was removed from all ships sometime in the late 1990s. The main weapon was originally to be two 30-mm guns on a twin-mount, but the reconditioned Bofors were selected to keep costs down; provision was made to install an updated weapon later in the class'
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s were broken up for scrap in Darwin, at a cost of between $ 400,000 and $ 450,000 each to the
Australian government. A total of 11 of the class were dismantled at Darwin, although the MTU engines were salvaged and sold on market, and some high value item were also saved. The exceptions were
591:, arrived in Australia on 27 August 1980, after an 82-day voyage covering 14,509 nautical miles (26,871 km; 16,697 mi). NQEA completed three patrol boats in both 1981 and 1982, and four in both 1983 and 1984. By the end of 1984, four
327:, and the two primary patrol boat bases required infrastructure upgrades to support them. Although up to 30 vessels were planned, fifteen were ordered and constructed, with an unexercised option for five more.
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class and replace two general purpose vessels. These new vessels were intended to enter service between 1976 and 1980. The number of vessels to be built fluctuated, peaking at thirty vessels (16 RAN, 4
404:
contracted to build the other fourteen vessels. An option for an additional five vessels existed, but they were placed on indefinite hold in 1982. There was a separate acquisition plan for six
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entered service, and areas for improvement were observed. In
September 1970, the RAN announced the intention to construct ten new patrol boats, which would operate in tandem with the
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479:(9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). The ship's company consisted of 22 personnel. Each patrol boat was armed with a single, bow-mounted
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variants, but this was suspended due to the lack of available funding, and the belief that such ships could be constructed on short notice if required.
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Plans of acquisition were announced in April 1975, with eleven shipbuilders submitting tenders, of which two were shortlisted in 1976;
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Their retirement was announced in 2001 and a decommissioning schedule published in 2004. From May 2005 they were replaced by the
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began in
October 1977. It was launched on 16 February 1979, and commissioned on 17 March 1980. During sea trials,
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launched on 25 October 1980 and commissioned on 14 March 1981. The final ship of the class,
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was revealed to be 20 tons over the contracted limit. Main propulsion machinery consisted of two
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Early on in the construction program, it was realised that the two main patrol boat bases,
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class has also appeared in two drama television series based on the Royal
Australian Navy.
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5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
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class had left active service, with many transferring to the RAN Reserve or the
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series 538 TB91 V16 diesel engines, 3,200 shp (2,400 kW), 2 propellers
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received distinction for locating and rescuing a
British sailor thrown from a
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1630:. The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III). South Melbourne:
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of West
Germany. Brooke Marine won the contract to design and produce the
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1626:
Jones, Peter (2001). "Towards Self
Reliance". In Stevens, David (ed.).
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class were larger, more powerful, and more capable than the preceding
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855:, also appears in the series. From the second season onwards, an
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were 28% longer and 50% heavier than their predecessors. During
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475:(56 km/h; 35 mph), and had a maximum range of 5,000
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Management of the
Disposal of Specialist Military Equipment
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s decommissioning in May 2007. Most of the class were
698:, decommissioned in a joint ceremony on 11 May 2007.
308:(RAN) from 1979 to 2007. Designed by British shipbuilder
551:. Construction of the first Australian-built vessel,
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of 7.39 metres (24 ft 3 in), and a maximum
866:
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class began somewhere between 1967 and 1969, as the
660:patrol boats. During late 2006, the decommissioned
737:Maritime Historical Society for preservation as a
680:for use as the alongside set for the drama series
1500:(Report), Government of Australia, pp. 62–3
729:(which was instead scrapped in Port Macquarie),
467:series 538 diesel engines, which supplied 3,200
1688:"Fed Govt hands over HMAS Townsville to museum"
1486:
1484:
1601:Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946
1409:Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946
1343:Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946
16:Patrol boat class of the Royal Australian Navy
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1544:Fed Govt hands over HMAS Townsville to museum
8:
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1987:List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy
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1785:"Patrol boats (Royal Australian Navy)"
831:is the setting of the first season of
713:in 2010, awaiting preservation in its
483:as main armament, supplemented by two
428:s had a full load displacement of 220
345:, with two marked for preservation as
20:
1603:. Brookvale: Child & Associates.
814:featured in the second season of the
7:
1421:Patrol Boats (Royal Australian Navy)
250:30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
1707:Barry, Rollings (2 November 2006).
816:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
751:Maritime Museum for preservation).
285:1 81 mm mortar (removed later)
214:41.9 m (137 ft 6 in)
1763:"Last of the Fremantles bow out".
720:During 2006 and 2007, most of the
222:7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)
14:
1730:"Farewell to the Fremantle class"
230:1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
1492:Australian National Audit Office
558:, began in September 1978, with
547:following its collision with an
485:.50-calibre Browning machineguns
312:and constructed in Australia by
88:
30:
337:patrol boats with the last two
1743:. October 2005. Archived from
1519:"Fremantle Class Patrol Boats"
1477:Last of the Fremantles bow out
379:Royal Australian Naval Reserve
1:
1771:. September 2007. p. 28.
1659:Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86
851:. A second patrol boat, HMAS
584:The first ship of the class,
2008:Fremantle-class patrol boats
1982:Australian Patrol Boat Group
385:), and settling at fifteen.
383:military of Papua New Guinea
666:remained laid up alongside
649:From May 2005 onwards, the
627:. Also by 1984, all of the
282:2 12.7 mm machine guns
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1681:Journal and news articles
1657:Moore, John, ed. (1985).
1628:The Royal Australian Navy
1321:The Royal Australian Navy
784:, portrayed by HMA Ships
531:underway in the mid-1980s
187:
47:
29:
1769:Navy League of Australia
1709:"Ipswitch switches over"
357:Planning and development
278:Bofors 40 mm/60 gun
1783:Royal Australian Navy.
1632:Oxford University Press
412:Design and construction
188:General characteristics
1599:Gillett, Ross (1988).
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686:. The last two ships,
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859:-class boat is used.
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642:grounded on rocks at
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481:Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
306:Royal Australian Navy
96:Royal Australian Navy
361:The concept for the
2013:Patrol boat classes
1838:-class patrol boats
1494:(5 February 2015),
1319:Jones, in Stevens,
827:The fictional HMAS
780:The fictional HMAS
580:Operational history
370:-class patrol boats
298:-class patrol boats
26:
1580:Moore 1985, p. 26.
835:2007 drama series
818:television series
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718:
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416:The design of the
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381:, and 10 for the
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911:15 February 1979
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758:class in fiction
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1106:28 May 1983
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1031:22 May 1982
959:16 May 1981
927:Warrnambool
821:Patrol Boat
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644:Gabo Island
576:corvettes.
560:Warrnambool
555:Warrnambool
424:class. The
197:Patrol boat
102:Preceded by
72:(lead ship)
2002:Categories
1878:Launceston
1871:Wollongong
1864:Townsville
1661:. London:
1588:References
1528:29 October
1148:3 May 1982
999:Launceston
975:Wollongong
951:Townsville
843:Wollongong
838:Sea Patrol
829:Hammersley
811:Wollongong
793:Townsville
787:Launceston
772:HMAS
768:Hammersley
735:Townsville
731:Townsville
727:Wollongong
689:Townsville
683:Sea Patrol
663:Wollongong
640:Wollongong
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604:HMAS
599:Coonawarra
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586:HMAS
564:HMAS
553:HMAS
549:oil tender
519:Coonawarra
506:Coonawarra
504:HMAS
493:HMAS
454:sea trials
450:Fremantles
263:Complement
235:Propulsion
39:Townsville
37:HMAS
1941:Gladstone
1920:Geraldton
1850:Fremantle
1836:Fremantle
1754:21 August
1737:Semaphore
1714:Navy News
1407:Gillett,
1341:Gillett,
1260:Citations
1215:Gladstone
1143:Geraldton
903:Fremantle
879:Laid Down
756:Fremantle
749:Gladstone
744:Gladstone
722:Fremantle
711:Gladstone
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613:, two at
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588:Fremantle
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537:Fremantle
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426:Fremantle
418:Fremantle
398:lead ship
363:Fremantle
351:Fremantle
339:Fremantle
318:Fremantle
296:Fremantle
176:Preserved
152:Cancelled
144:Completed
139:1979–2007
131:1977–1984
84:Operators
57:Fremantle
23:Fremantle
1973:Armidale
1899:Cessnock
1777:Websites
1692:ABC News
1650:50418095
1619:23470364
1504:24 April
1323:, p. 222
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1210:FCPB 216
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1138:FCPB 213
1114:FCPB 212
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1071:Cessnock
1066:FCPB 210
1042:FCPB 209
1018:FCPB 208
994:FCPB 207
970:FCPB 206
946:FCPB 205
922:FCPB 204
898:FCPB 203
883:Launched
857:Armidale
853:Kingston
782:Defiance
774:Waterhen
674:Waverton
669:Waterhen
656:Armidale
624:Cerberus
617:Stirling
572:Bathurst
529:Cessnock
440:, had a
343:scrapped
333:Armidale
271:Armament
168:Scrapped
120:Armidale
64:Builders
1948:Bunbury
1934:Geelong
1906:Bendigo
1892:Ipswich
1885:Whyalla
1411:, p. 88
1345:, p. 89
1239:Bunbury
1191:Geelong
1095:Bendigo
1047:Ipswich
1023:Whyalla
848:Ipswich
805:Whyalla
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695:Ipswich
566:Bunbury
458:NUSHIP
446:draught
400:, with
227:Draught
160:Retired
42:in 1990
1964:Attack
1913:Gawler
1795:1 June
1739:(17).
1720:30 May
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609:, and
606:Cairns
574:-class
495:Cairns
430:tonnes
422:Attack
374:Attack
368:Attack
349:. The
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323:Attack
316:, the
211:Length
179:2 (as
107:Attack
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1975:class
1966:class
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1698:2 May
1593:Books
1542:ABC,
1167:Dubbo
863:Ships
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622:HMAS
473:knots
432:(220
325:class
255:Range
247:Speed
128:Built
122:class
109:class
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1797:2007
1756:2008
1722:2007
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1667:ISBN
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