| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Launceston, Tasmania |
| Builder | NQEA, Cairns |
| Laid down | 29 March 1980 |
| Launched | 23 January 1982 |
| Commissioned | 1 March 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 8 September 2006 |
| Motto | "Progress with Prudence" |
| Honours and awards | Four inherited battle honours |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| Badge | &sq=deep house music&lang=en&file=File:HMAS_launceston_crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fremantle-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 220 tons |
| Length | 137.6 ft (41.9 m) |
| Beam | 25.25 ft (7.70 m) |
| Draught | 5.75 ft (1.75 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 MTU series 538 diesel engines, 3,200 shp (2,400 kW), 2 propellers |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) |
| Complement | 22 |
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HMAS Launceston (FCPB 207), named for the city of Launceston, Tasmania, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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