HMAS Gascoyne on Sydney Harbour in 2009 |
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| Career (Australia) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMAS Gascoyne |
| Namesake: | Gascoyne River |
| Builder: | Australian Defence Industries |
| Launched: | 11 March 2000 |
| Commissioned: | 2 June 2001 |
| Homeport: | HMAS Waternen |
| Motto: | "Return to the Sea" |
| Honours and awards: |
Five inherited battle honours |
| Status: | Active as of 2012 |
| Badge: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Huon class Minehunter Coastal |
| Displacement: | 720 tons |
| Length: | 52.5 m (172 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.9 m (32 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.87 m (16.0 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x 1460 kW Fincantieri GMT Diesel - (Single shaft, controllable pitch propellor) 3 x 124 kW Electro-hydraulic auxiliary propulsion units |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range: | 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (30% fuel remaining) 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (5% fuel remaining) |
| Complement: | 36-40, maximum 6 officers, 7 senior sailors, 27 junior sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
GEC Marconi 2093 variable depth Sonar |
| Armament: | 1 x 30 mm DS30B rapid fire cannon 2 x 0.50 calibre machine guns 2 x SUTEC Double Eagle mine disposal vehicles |
HMAS Gascoyne (M 85), named for the Gascoyne River, is the fourth of six Huon class minehunters constructed for and currently in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Constructed by Australian Defence Industries, Gascoyne was launched on 11 March 2000, and commissioned on 2 June 2001. Gascoyne operates out of HMAS Waterhen.
On the morning of 13 March 2009, Gascoyne was one of seventeen warships involved in a ceremonial fleet entry and fleet review in Sydney Harbour, the largest collection of RAN ships since the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.[1] The minehunter was one of the thirteen ships involved in the ceremonial entry through Sydney Heads, and anchored in the harbour for the review.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:HMAS_Gascoyne_(M_85) HMAS Gascoyne (M 85)] at Wikimedia Commons
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