HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156)

Career	RAN Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down:	26 July 2002
Launched:	16 May 2003
Commissioned:	8 October 2005
Decommissioned:
Fate:	Active
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	3,600 tons
Length:	118 m
Beam:	15 m
Draught:	4 m
Propulsion:	1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW); 2 x MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW)
Speed:	27 knots
Range:	6,000 miles at 18 knots
Complement:	163
Armament:	Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow; 1 x 5in United Defence Mk 45; 2 x triple 324mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes
Aircraft:	1 x SH-2G Seasprite
Motto:	"Fearless"

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Toowoomba in Queensland.

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The second HMAS Toowoomba (F-156) is an ANZAC class frigate, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria on 26 July 2002, launched on 16 May 2003 by Ms Judy Blight and commissioned on 8 October 2005.

HMAS Toowoomba ran aground off Gladstone in March 2006 and was successfully repaired in Willaimstown in Victoria (Australia)

See HMAS Toowoomba for other ships of the name