HMAS Launceston (ACPB 94)
 HMAS Launceston docked at Riverside in Brisbane, March 2009
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia (RAN) | |
| Namesake | City of Launceston, Tasmania |
| Commissioned | 22 September 2007 |
| Homeport | HMAS Cairns, Cairns |
| Motto | "Progress With Prudence" |
| Status | Active as of 2008 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Armidale class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 270 tons |
| Length | 56.8 metres (186 ft) |
| Beam | 9.5 metres (31 ft) |
| Draught | 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 x MTU 16V M70 2,320 kW diesels driving twin screws through ZF transmissions |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)& at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x Zodiac 7.2 metres (24 ft) RHIBs |
| Complement | 21 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Low light optical equipment, communication direction finding and radar |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 x Rafael Typhoon 25 mm naval stabilised deck gun 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns |
HMAS Launceston (ACPB 94) is an Armidale class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Construction
Launceston was commissioned in Launceston, Tasmania on 22 September 2007, and is the third ship of the RAN to bear the name.
Operational history
She is based in Cairns and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.
Launceston was used for pick-up filming during the creation of the second season of Australian drama series Sea Patrol.[1] The footage was conflated with the main footage of sister ship HMAS Broome to create the fictional HMAS Hammersley, the ship the series is set on.[1]
References
- ^ a b Idato, Michael (31 March 2008). "All ship shape". SydneyMorningHerald.com.au, Entertainment (TV and Radio) section. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- "Navy's Twelfth Armidale Class Patrol Boat Commissions" (Press release). Department of Defence. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
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