HMAS Pirie (ACPB 87)

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Career (Australia) RAN Ensign
Commissioned: 29 July 2006
Homeport: Darwin
Motto: "Mark Of Quality"
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 Pirie (ACPB 87) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. Pirie was commissioned at Port Pirie, South Australia on 29 July 2006. Pirie is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.

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