HMAS Diamantina (M 86)

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HMAS Diamantina
Career (Australia) Royal Australian Navy Ensign
Builder: Australian Defence Industries
Laid down: 4 August 1998
Launched: 18 November 2000
Commissioned: February 2001
Homeport: HMAS Waterhen
Motto: "Whoever Leads Protects"
Fate: Active
Badge: Image:HMAS diamantina crest.gif
General characteristics
Class and type: Huon class minehunter
Displacement: 720 tons
Length: 52.5 m
Beam: 9.9 m
Propulsion: 1 x Fincantieri diesel motor driving 1 x controllable pitch propeller, 3 x Riva Calzoni auxiliary propulsion units
Speed: 14 knots (main engine)
6 knots (auxiliary units)
Range: 1,500nm at 12 knots (30% fuel remaining)
Complement: 36
Sensors and
processing systems:
EC Marconi 2093 variable depth Sonar (Thales Underwater Systems)
Armament: 1 x 30mm DS30B gun, 2 x Sutec Double Eagle mine disposal vehicles, 2 x .50 calibre machine guns

The second HMAS Diamantina is a Huon class minehunter laid down by Australian Defence Industries at Newcastle, New South Wales on 4 August 1998, launched on 18 November 2000 by Mrs. Maureen Bryden, daughter of the late Commander G. M. Rose and commissioned in February 2001.

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