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Career (Australia) |
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Laid down: |
29 July 1977 |
Launched: |
21 June 1978 |
Commissioned: |
15 December 1984 |
Motto: |
"Nothing without toil" |
Fate: |
Decommisioned |
Badge: |
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General characteristics |
Displacement: |
220 tonnes |
Length: |
42 metres |
Beam: |
7.15 metres |
Propulsion: |
Two MTU 538 series 16-cylinder main propulsion engines |
Speed: |
30 knots |
Complement: |
24 |
Armament: |
40/60mm Bofors general purpose gun,
Two12.7mmmachineguns |
The second HMAS Bunbury (FCPB 217) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 13 June 1983, launched on 3 November 1984, commissioned on 15 December 1984 and decommissioned in 2005.
The Ship's captains include:
Name |
Period in Command |
Charlie Ferguson |
June 1986 - April 1988 |
Michael Purdy |
Unknown |
Paul Papalia |
Unknown |
Michele Miller |
Unknown |
Andy Schroder |
Unknown |
Andrew Quinn |
Unknown - February 2006 |