Fremantle class patrol boat
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 HMAS Townsville (right) in 1990 |
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| Fremantle class |  |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 220 tonnes |
| Length: | 42 metres |
| Beam: | 7.4 metres |
| Draught: | 1.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Two V16 cylinder series 538 MTU diesels, 6000 bhp |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Range: | 2360 nautical miles |
| Complement: | 25 |
| Armaments: | One general purpose 40/60 mm Bofors gun.
Two 12.7 mm machine guns Previously also fitted with one 81 mm mortar |
| Surveillance: | |
The Fremantle-class patrol boats have been the Royal Australian Navy's coastal patrol vessels since 1979. Their retirement was announced in 2001 and a decommissioning schedule published in 2004. From May 2005 they are to be replaced by the Armidale class patrol boats.
The fictional Fremantle class boat HMAS Defiance featured in the later part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV series Patrol Boat.
The Fremantle class is made up of:
- HMAS Bendigo
- HMAS Bunbury
- HMAS Cessnock
- HMAS Dubbo
- HMAS Fremantle
- HMAS Gawler
- HMAS Geelong
- HMAS Geraldton
- HMAS Gladstone
- HMAS Ipswich
- HMAS Launceston
- HMAS Townsville
- HMAS Warrnambool
- HMAS Whyalla
- HMAS Wollongong
