HMAS Norman at Station Pier, Melbourne |
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| Career (Australia) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMAS Norman |
| Namesake: | Norman River |
| Builder: | Australian Defence Industries |
| Launched: | 3 May 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 26 August 2000 |
| Homeport: | HMAS Waterhen |
| Motto: | "No Surrender" |
| Status: | In reserve as of 2012 |
| 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 Norman (M 84), named for the Norman River in Queensland, is the third Huon class minehunter to serve in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Norman was built by Australian Defence Industries in Newcastle, New South Wales. She was launched 3 May 1999, and commissioned into the RAN on 26 August 2000.
Norman is based at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney with the majority of the RAN's mine warfare assets.
On the morning of 13 March 2009, Norman 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.
By October 2011, Norman and sister ship Hawkesbury had been placed into reserve; the Department of Defence predicted that it would take five years to bring both back to operational status and train enough personnel to run all six vessels.[2]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:HMAS_Norman_(M_84) HMAS Norman (M 84)] at Wikimedia Commons
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