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Revision as of 01:47, 7 December 2008

History
RAN EnsignAustralia (RAN)
NamesakePort city of Geraldton, Western Australia
BuilderNorth Queensland Engineers and Agents
Laid down3 March 1982
Launched22 October 1983
Commissioned10 December 1983
Decommissioned7 October 2006
Motto"Fortune to the Brave"
StatusScrapped
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General characteristics
Class and typeFremantle class patrol boat
Displacement220 tons
Length42 metres (138 ft)
Beam7.4 metres (24 ft)
Draught1.8 metres (5.9 ft)
PropulsionTwo V16 cylinder series 538 MTU diesels, 6,000 hp
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Range2,360 nautical miles (4,370 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement24
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One general purpose 40/60 mm Bofors gun
Two 12.7 mm machine guns
One 81 mm mortar (removed)

HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213), named for the port city of Geraldton, Western Australia, was a Fremantle class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Geraldton was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland on 3 May 1982. She was launched on 22 October 1983, and commissioned into the RAN on 10 December 1983.

Geraldton was decommissioned on 7 October 2006.[1] She was taken apart for scrap in Darwin.

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