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consists of three officers and eleven sailors, although another four personnel can be accommodated. The catamarans were originally painted white, but were repainted naval grey in 2002.
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of 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in). Propulsion machinery consists of two
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into the RAN in
February 1989. All four ships were under construction by November 1988, and the last,
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mapping sonar, and a
Skipper 113 hull-mounted scanning sonar. The vessels are unarmed. The standard
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s, along with the RAN's patrol and mine warfare vessels, with a single class of multi-role
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1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
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Boettger, Daniel (December 2009). "The
Offshore Combatant Vessel: Future Flexibility".
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Thornton, Sean (January 2010). "The
Rationale for the RAN Offshore Combatant Vessel".
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333:(3,300 km; 2,100 mi), and an endurance of 14 days.
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3 officers, 11 sailors (plus accommodation for 4 additional)
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Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030
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Defending
Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030
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886:(15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
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Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World
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703:. Commonwealth of Australia. pp. 72–3.
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1665:Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
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1680:Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos
1599:Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre
606:to change between roles as required.
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1568:List of Royal Australian Navy losses
1024:Director-General Maritime Operations
825:Department of Defence (3 May 2013).
697:Department of Defence (2 May 2009).
389:All four vessels were homeported at
164:12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
1806:List of Royal Australian Navy ships
1690:Australian Commonwealth Naval Board
1137:Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight
313:of 13.7 metres (45 ft), and a
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305:and 36 metres (118 ft) long
205:JRC JMA-3710-6 navigational radar
31:on Sydney Harbour in October 2013
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855:Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009
853:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2008).
630:Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009
1584:Royal Australian Navy Memorial
1538:International Force East Timor
1215:-class landing helicopter dock
1165:Royal Australian Naval College
1050:Royal Australian Naval Reserve
604:modular mission payload system
381:, commissioned in March 1990.
357:Port Adelaide, South Australia
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351:The four ships were built by
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1493:Colonial navies of Australia
1290:Craft of Opportunity Program
880:Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007).
156:2 Detroit V12 diesel engines
1459:Operation Sovereign Borders
1280:Naval procurement programme
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1533:Operation Navy Help Darwin
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995:Australian Defence Force
827:Defence White Paper 2013
297:. They have a full load
263:were primarily based at
140:13.7 m (45 ft)
1604:Australian White Ensign
1558:Middle East deployments
1128:Clearance Diving Branch
1060:Maritime Border Command
602:operations, will use a
600:unmanned aerial vehicle
355:, at their shipyard in
282:Design and construction
105:General characteristics
76:March 1988 – March 1990
1660:Department of the Navy
1624:Esther Williams Trophy
1313:Fleet Base West (HMAS
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1219:Bay-class landing ship
1055:Australian Navy Cadets
336:The sensor suite of a
307:between perpendiculars
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1589:Minister for the Navy
986:Royal Australian Navy
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585:Department of Defence
400:. They were used for
253:Royal Australian Navy
67:Royal Australian Navy
1421:Admiral of the Fleet
1247:-class survey vessel
1070:Units and Formations
1014:Deputy Chief of Navy
916:Official RAN webpage
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1755:-class motor launch
1254:-class motor launch
1123:Mine Warfare Forces
1029:Commodore Flotillas
408:, primarily in the
370:in March 1988, and
241:-class motor launch
1468:Operation Highroad
1464:Operation Resolute
1226:-class patrol boat
1118:Patrol Boat Forces
522:21 September 1988
504:18 September 2021
498:28 September 1989
477:18 September 2021
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406:northern Australia
398:Cairns, Queensland
276:northern Australia
272:Cairns, Queensland
195:processing systems
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1431:List of personnel
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1113:Submarine Service
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583:, the 2009
568:Replacement
230:None fitted
1820:Categories
1793:Shepparton
1518:Korean War
1452:operations
1402:HMAS
1394:HMAS
1386:HMAS
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847:References
514:Shepparton
432:Laid down
391:HMAS
385:Operations
376:HMAS
361:HMAS
265:HMAS
261:catamarans
185:Complement
153:Propulsion
121:320 tonnes
73:In service
58:, Adelaide
1609:Navy News
1414:Personnel
1324:Albatross
1285:Equipment
1270:All ships
1180:equipment
1178:Ships and
937:Australia
902:140283156
873:225431774
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760:13 August
743:Semaphore
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617:Citations
435:Launched
368:laid down
342:side-scan
323:propeller
309:, have a
215:side-scan
177:Endurance
89:Completed
63:Operators
1706:Category
1653:entities
1548:Iraq War
1543:Gulf War
1396:Waterhen
1372:Kuttabul
1356:Creswell
1340:Cerberus
1315:Stirling
1275:Aircraft
1224:Armidale
1213:Canberra
1199:Adelaide
804:Headmark
777:The Navy
561:Retired
534:Retired
507:Retired
480:Retired
464:Adelaide
429:Builder
227:Armament
52:Builders
1779:Mermaid
1772:Benalla
1634:Admiral
1480:History
1450:Current
1388:Penguin
1380:Moreton
1245:Leeuwin
1206:Collins
1002:Command
923:Portals
670:, p. 28
632:, p. 33
541:Benalla
487:Mermaid
444:Status
378:Benalla
315:draught
247:survey
209:Sonars:
180:14 days
145:Draught
97:Retired
29:Benalla
1786:Paluma
1753:Paluma
1713:Portal
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1364:Harman
1332:Cairns
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338:Paluma
288:Paluma
267:Cairns
239:Paluma
201:Radar:
126:Length
46:Paluma
1577:Other
1441:Ranks
1192:Anzac
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423:Name
416:Ships
327:knots
295:ferry
169:Range
161:Speed
27:HMAS
1231:Huon
898:OCLC
888:ISBN
869:OCLC
859:ISBN
831:ISBN
808:ISSN
785:ISSN
762:2010
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715:OCLC
705:ISBN
546:A04
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311:beam
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