HMAS Gladstone (FCPB 216)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia (RAN) | |
| Namesake | Port city of Gladstone, Queensland |
| Builder | North Queensland Engineers and Agents |
| Laid down | 7 March 1983 |
| Launched | 28 July 1984 |
| Commissioned | 8 September 1984 |
| Decommissioned | 13 March 2007 |
| Motto | "Defend the right" |
| Status | Marked for preservation as museum ship |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fremantle class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 220 tons |
| Length | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Beam | 7.4 metres (24 ft) |
| Draught | 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) |
| Propulsion | Two V16 cylinder series 538 MTU diesels, 6,000 hp |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range | 2,360 nautical miles (4,370 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 24 |
| Armament | list 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).
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.
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, which plans to preserve and exhibit her as a land-based display at the Gladstone Maritime Museum.[citation needed]
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