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Kerr, Julian (1 January 2008). "Plain sailing: Australia's
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Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World
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1039:List of current ships of the Royal Australian Navy
482:Division, and performs border protection duties.
451:located off the north-west coast of Australia.
447:would provide a dedicated patrol force for the
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708:IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012–2013
594:Patrol boats shake down fuel faults
505:IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012–2013
302:Rafael Typhoon stabilised gun mount
249:2 × Zodiac 7.2 m (24 ft)
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800:"Gas risk remains for navy boats"
311:2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns
288:Warrlock direction finding system
239:21 days standard, 42 days maximum
449:oil and gas producing facilities
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706:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2012).
645:Australian Maritime Issues 2006
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609:Gas risk remains for navy boats
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565:Australian Maritime Issues 2006
793:. News Corporation. p. 8.
282:Prism III radar warning system
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1034:Australian Patrol Boat Group
737:Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007).
461:Henderson, Western Australia
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304:fitted with a 25 mm (1 in)
179:300 tons standard load
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791:: Defence Special Report
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714:. Coulsdon: IHS Jane's.
381:territories of Australia
328:Glenelg, South Australia
326:, named for the city of
203:2.7 m (8.9 ft)
151:inherited battle honours
59:Glenelg, South Australia
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345:Design and construction
260:21 standard, 29 maximum
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157:General characteristics
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830:Department of Defence
712:Jane's Fighting Ships
441:2004 federal election
339:Royal Australian Navy
139:"Staunch in Defiance"
244:Boats & landing
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692:, Issue 4, 2006 in
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836:23 February
390:class is a
171:patrol boat
144:Honours and
118:MMSI number
1059:Categories
980:Launceston
966:Wollongong
631:References
475:Coonawarra
420:HMAS
308:autocannon
257:Complement
208:Propulsion
101:Coonawarra
1010:Fremantle
959:Bundaberg
809:7 January
759:140283156
730:793688752
690:Semaphore
667:1327-5658
607:McKenna,
486:Citations
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324:(ACPB 96)
236:Endurance
122:503214000
48:Australia
973:Childers
938:Maitland
917:Bathurst
910:Larrakia
903:Armidale
889:Armidale
700:formats.
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567:, p. 132
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411:Armidale
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357:Armidale
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295:Armament
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57:City of
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994:Glenelg
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453:Glenelg
437:Glenelg
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200:Draught
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931:Pirie
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636:Books
480:Aware
473:HMAS
404:davit
320:HMAS
251:RHIBs
228:Range
220:Speed
136:Motto
99:HMAS
838:2008
811:2010
755:OCLC
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698:HTML
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