HMAS Maitland (ACPB 88)
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| Career (Australia) |  |
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| Commissioned: | 29 September 2006 |
| Motto: | "Invincible" |
| Fate: | Active |
| 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 Maitland (ACPB 88) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. Maitland was commissioned in Newcastle, New South Wales on 29 September 2006.
HMAS Maitland is the second unit of this name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. The previous Maitland was a naval depot, located in Newcastle between 1940 and 1946.
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