HMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85)
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| Commissioned: | 10 February 2006 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Darwin |
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| Displacement: | 270 tonnes |
| Length: | 56.8 metres |
| Beam: | 9.5 metres |
| Draught: | 2.7 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2x MTU 16V M70 2320 kW diesels driving twin screws through ZF transmissions |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Range: | 3000 nautical miles |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 2x Zodiac 7.2 m waterjet seaboats |
| Complement: | 21 (accommodation for 41) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | low light optical communication direction finding radar |
| Armament: | 1x Rafael Typhoon 25mm naval stabilised deck gun 2x 12.7mm machine guns |
HMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. Bathurst was officially commissioned in Darwin on 10 February 2006. Bathurst is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.
The current HMAS Bathurst is the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. The first HMAS Bathurst was the leadship of the Bathurst Class corvettes and saw extensive service during the Second World War.[1]
| Armidale class patrol boat |
| Royal Australian Navy |
| Armidale | Larrakia | Bathurst | Albany | Pirie | Maitland | Ararat | Broome | Bundaberg | Wollongong | Childers | Launceston | Maryborough | Glenelg |
Australian Patrol Boat Group |
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