Fremantle class patrol boat
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| Fremantle class Patrol boat | |
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 HMAS Townsville |
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| Class Overview | |
| Type: | Patrol boat |
| Name: | Fremantle |
| Preceded by: | Attack class patrol boat |
| Succeeded by: | Armidale class patrol boat |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 220 tons |
| Length: | 42 metres |
| Beam: | 7.4 metres |
| Draught: | 1.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Two V16 cylinder series 538 MTU diesels, 6,000 hp |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Range: | 2,360 nautical miles |
| Complement: | 25 |
| Armament: | One general purpose 40/60 mm Bofors gun, Two 12.7 mm machine guns. Previously also fitted with one 81 mm mortar |
| Ships of the class | |
| 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 |
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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, portrayed by HMAS Townsville, featured in the later part of the ABC TV series Patrol Boat.
