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|Ship namesake=Port city of [[Gladstone, Queensland]]
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|Ship builder=North Queensland Engineers and Agents
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|Ship laid down=7 March 1983
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'''HMAS ''Gladstone'' (FCPB 216)''', named for the city of [[Gladstone, Queensland]], is a [[Fremantle class patrol boat|''Fremantle'' class]] patrol boat, formerly of the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN). ''Gladstone'' was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at [[Cairns, Queensland]] on 7 March 1983, launched on 28 July 1984, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 September 1984.
'''HMAS ''Gladstone'' (FCPB 216)''', named for the city of [[Gladstone, Queensland]], is a [[Fremantle class patrol boat|''Fremantle'' class]] patrol boat, formerly of the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).


==Design and construction==
{{main|Fremantle class patrol boat}}
Starting in the late 1960s, planning began for a new class of patrol boat to replace the [[Attack class patrol boat|''Attack'' class]], with designs calling for improved [[seakeeping]] capability, and updated weapons and equipment.<ref>Mitchell, ''Farewell to the Fremantle class'', p. 105</ref> The ''Fremantle''s had a full load displacement of {{convert|220|t}}, were {{convert|137.6|ft}} [[length overall|long overall]], had a beam of {{convert|24.25|ft}}, and a maximum draught of {{convert|5.75|ft}}.<ref name=Gillett89>Gillett, ''Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946'', p. 89</ref> Main propulsion machinery consisted of two MTU series 538 diesel engines, which supplied {{convert|3200|shp}} to the two propeller shafts.<ref name=Gillett89/> Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel, like most ships, but through vents below the waterline.<ref name=Gillett88/> The patrol boat could reach a maximum speed of {{convert|30|kn}}, and had a maximum range of {{convert|5000|nmi}} at {{convert|5|kn}}.<ref name=Gillett89/> The ship's company consisted of 22 personnel.<ref name=Gillett89/> Each patrol boat was armed with a single [[40 mm Bofors]] gun as main armament, supplemented by two [[M2 Browning machine gun|.50 cal Browning machineguns]] and an 81-mm mortar,<ref name=Gillett89/> although the mortar was removed from all ships sometime after 1988.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} The main weapon was originally to be two 30-mm guns on a twin-mount, but the reconditioned Bofors were selected to keep costs down; provision was made to install an updated weapon later in the class' service life, but this did not eventuate.<ref name=Jones222>Jones, in Stevens, ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 222</ref><ref name=Gillett88>Gillett, ''Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946'', p. 88</ref>

''Gladstone'' was laid down by [[North Queensland Engineers and Agents]] at [[Cairns, Queensland]]<ref name=Gillett89/> on 7 March 1983, launched on 28 July 1984, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 September 1984.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}}

==Operational history==
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==Fate==
''Gladstone'' operated out of [[HMAS Cairns (naval base)|HMAS ''Cairns'']] until 13 March 2007, when she decommissioned. She was gifted on the same day to the Gladstone Maritime History Society. ''Gladstone'' was to be preserved as a [[museum ship]] and attached to the [[Gladstone Maritime Museum]] during the latter's redevelopment. As of late 2009, the redevelopment has been suspended due to the [[Financial crisis of 2007–2010|global financial crisis]], but not cancelled completely.<ref name=Lanzon>{{cite news |url=http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2009/11/03/she-is-on-her-way/ |title=HMAS Gladstone on her way |last=Lanzon |first=Ren |date=3 November 2009 |publisher=Gladstone Observer |accessdate=6 November 2009}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2009, the patrol boat was stored at the Gladstone Marina, and in late 2009, plans were announced to move ''Gladstone'' to a more prominent location, before mounting the vessel out of the water on a plinth when the museum upgrade is complete.<ref name=Lanzon/>
''Gladstone'' operated out of [[HMAS Cairns (naval base)|HMAS ''Cairns'']] until 13 March 2007, when she decommissioned. She was gifted on the same day to the Gladstone Maritime History Society. ''Gladstone'' was to be preserved as a [[museum ship]] and attached to the [[Gladstone Maritime Museum]] during the latter's redevelopment. As of late 2009, the redevelopment has been suspended due to the [[Financial crisis of 2007–2010|global financial crisis]], but not cancelled completely.<ref name=Lanzon>{{cite news |url=http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2009/11/03/she-is-on-her-way/ |title=HMAS Gladstone on her way |last=Lanzon |first=Ren |date=3 November 2009 |publisher=Gladstone Observer |accessdate=6 November 2009}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2009, the patrol boat was stored at the Gladstone Marina, and in late 2009, plans were announced to move ''Gladstone'' to a more prominent location, before mounting the vessel out of the water on a plinth when the museum upgrade is complete.<ref name=Lanzon/>


==References==
==Citations==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book |last=Gillett |first=Ross |title=Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946 |year=1988 |publisher=Child & Associates |location=Brookvale, NSW |isbn=0867772190 |oclc=23470364}}
*{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Peter |editor=Stevens, David |title=The Royal Australian Navy |series=The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III) |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=South Melbourne, VIC |isbn=0195555422 |oclc=50418095 |chapter=Towards Self Reliance}}
*{{cite book |last=Mitchell |first=Brett |editor=Forbes, Andrew & Lovi, Michelle |title=Australian Maritime Issues 2006 |publisher=Sea Power Centre - Australia |year=2007 |series=Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs |issue=19 |issn=1327-5658 |chapter=Farewell to the Fremantle Class |isbn=0642296448 |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/enwiki/w/images/PIAMA19.pdf |accessdate=12 May 2010}}
** The chapter is available separately as ''Semaphore'', Issue 17, 2005 in [http://www.navy.gov.au/enwiki/w/images/Semaphore_2005_17.pdf PDF] and [http://www.navy.gov.au/Publication:Semaphore_-_Issue_17%2C_2005 HTML] formats.


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{{Fremantle class patrol boat}}

Revision as of 02:40, 29 June 2011

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Gladstone.
The former HMAS Gladstone in 2010
The former HMAS Gladstone in 2010
History
Australia
NamesakePort city of Gladstone, Queensland
BuilderNorth Queensland Engineers and Agents
Laid down7 March 1983
Launched28 July 1984
Commissioned8 September 1984
Decommissioned13 March 2007
Motto"Defend the right"
Honours and
awards		Two inherited battle honours
StatusMarked for preservation as museum ship
BadgeShip's badge
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; 35 mph)
Range2,360 nanometres (2.36×10−9 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement24
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
One general purpose 40/60 mm Bofors gun
Two 12.7 mm machine guns
One 81 mm mortar (removed)

HMAS Gladstone (FCPB 216), named for the city of Gladstone, Queensland, is a Fremantle class patrol boat, formerly of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Design and construction

Main article: Fremantle class patrol boat

Starting in the late 1960s, planning began for a new class of patrol boat to replace the Attack class, with designs calling for improved seakeeping capability, and updated weapons and equipment.[1] The Fremantles had a full load displacement of 220 tonnes (220 long tons; 240 short tons), were 137.6 feet (41.9 m) long overall, had a beam of 24.25 feet (7.39 m), and a maximum draught of 5.75 feet (1.75 m).[2] Main propulsion machinery consisted of two MTU series 538 diesel engines, which supplied 3,200 shaft horsepower (2,400 kW) to the two propeller shafts.[2] Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel, like most ships, but through vents below the waterline.[3] The patrol boat could reach a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), and had a maximum range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).[2] The ship's company consisted of 22 personnel.[2] Each patrol boat was armed with a single 40 mm Bofors gun as main armament, supplemented by two .50 cal Browning machineguns and an 81-mm mortar,[2] although the mortar was removed from all ships sometime after 1988.[citation needed] The main weapon was originally to be two 30-mm guns on a twin-mount, but the reconditioned Bofors were selected to keep costs down; provision was made to install an updated weapon later in the class' service life, but this did not eventuate.[4][3]

Gladstone was laid down by North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland[2] on 7 March 1983, launched on 28 July 1984, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 September 1984.[citation needed]

Operational history

Fate

Gladstone operated out of HMAS Cairns until 13 March 2007, when she decommissioned. She was gifted on the same day to the Gladstone Maritime History Society. Gladstone was to be preserved as a museum ship and attached to the Gladstone Maritime Museum during the latter's redevelopment. As of late 2009, the redevelopment has been suspended due to the global financial crisis, but not cancelled completely.[5] Between 2007 and 2009, the patrol boat was stored at the Gladstone Marina, and in late 2009, plans were announced to move Gladstone to a more prominent location, before mounting the vessel out of the water on a plinth when the museum upgrade is complete.[5]

Citations

  1. ^ Mitchell, Farewell to the Fremantle class, p. 105
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946, p. 89
  3. ^ a b Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946, p. 88
  4. ^ Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 222
  5. ^ a b Lanzon, Ren (3 November 2009). "HMAS Gladstone on her way". Gladstone Observer. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

References

  • Gillett, Ross (1988). Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946. Brookvale, NSW: Child & Associates. ISBN 0867772190. OCLC 23470364.
  • Jones, Peter (2001). "Towards Self Reliance". In Stevens, David (ed.). The Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195555422. OCLC 50418095.
  • Mitchell, Brett (2007). "Farewell to the Fremantle Class". In Forbes, Andrew & Lovi, Michelle (ed.). Australian Maritime Issues 2006 (PDF). Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. Sea Power Centre - Australia. ISBN 0642296448. ISSN 1327-5658. Retrieved 12 May 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
    • The chapter is available separately as Semaphore, Issue 17, 2005 in PDF and HTML formats.
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