HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84)
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| Career (Australia) |  |
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| Commissioned: | 10 February 2006 |
| Homeport: | Darwin |
| Motto: | "United As One" |
| Fate: | Active |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 270 tonnes |
| Length: | 56.8 metres (186') |
| Beam: | 9.5 metres (31') |
| Draught: | 2.7 metres (9') |
| Propulsion: | 2x MTU 16V M70 2,320 kW diesels driving twin screws through ZF transmissions |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
2x Zodiac 7.2 m (24') 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 Larrakia (ACPB 84) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. On 10 February 2006, Larrakia was officially commissioned in Darwin, where it is currently based. Larrakia performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.
The current HMAS Larrakia is the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. The first HMAS Larrakia was an air-sea rescue vessel and patrol boat based in Darwin during World War II. The name 'Larrakia' derives from the language group name for the Indigenous people of Darwin.[1]
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