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- For the naval base with the same name see HMAS Rushcutter (naval base)
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| Career (Australia) |
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| Builder: |
Carrington Slipways |
| Launched: |
3 May 1986 |
| Commissioned: |
1 November 1986 |
| Decommissioned: |
14 August 2001 |
| Fate: |
Decommissioned |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
178 tons full load |
| Length: |
101.7 ft (31.0 m) |
| Beam: |
29.5 ft (9.0 m) |
| Draught: |
6.6 ft (2.0 m) |
| Speed: |
10 knots |
| Range: |
1,500 mile at 10 kt |
| Complement: |
13 (3 officers) |
Sensors and
processing systems: |
Atlas hull mounted sonar |
| Armament: |
Two remote control mine disposal vehicles and two 0.50 cal HMG |
HMAS Rushcutter (M 80) was one of two Bay class minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy by Carrington Slipways at Newcastle, New South Wales. She was launched on 8 May 1986 and commissioned on 1 November 1986. She was decommissioned on 14 August 2001.
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