HMAS Hawkesbury (M 83)

For other ships of this name, see HMAS Hawkesbury.

Career (Australia)

Builder:	Australian Defence Industries
Launched:	24 April 1998
Commissioned:	12 February 2000
Homeport:	HMAS Waterhen
Motto:	"Equality not servitude"
Fate:	Active
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

HMAS Hawkesbury (M 83) is the second Huon class minehunter to have been built for the Royal Australian Navy and is also the second warship to be named after the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales. Hawkesbury was built by Australian Defence Industries in Newcastle, New South Wales, launched 24 April 1998, and commissioned 12 February 2000. Hawkesbury is based at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney with the majority of the RAN's mine warfare assets.