HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia (RAN) | |
| Namesake | Port city of Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Builder | North Queensland Engineers and Agents |
| Laid down | 3 March 1982 |
| Launched | 22 October 1983 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1983 |
| Decommissioned | 7 October 2006 |
| Motto | "Fortune to the Brave" |
| Honours and awards | Three inherited battle honours |
| Status | Scrapped |
| 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; 35 mph) |
| Range | 2,360 nautical miles (4,370 km; 2,720 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| 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 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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