HMAS Melville (A 246)

	HMAS Melville in 2017
History
Australia
Namesake	Melville Island
Ordered	2 April 1996
Builder	NQEA Australia, Cairns
Laid down	9 May 1997
Launched	23 June 1998
Commissioned	27 May 2000
Homeport	HMAS Cairns, Cairns
Identification	IMO number: 9151785; MMSI number: 503178000;
Motto	"With Determination"
Honours and; awards	Meritorious Unit Commendation (United States)
Status	Active as of 2018
General characteristics
Type	Leeuwin-class survey vessel
Displacement	2,170 tons
Length	71.2 m (234 ft)
Beam	15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	4 × GEC Alsthom 6RK 215 generators, 2 × Alsthom electric motors, 2 shafts; 1 × Schottel bow thruster;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km; 21,000 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	10 officers, 46 sailors, up to 5 trainees
Sensors and ; processing systems	Navigation:; STN Atlas 9600 ARPA; I-band.; Sonar:; C-Tech CMAS 36/39; hull mounted high frequency active sonar; Atlas Fansweep-20 multibeam echo sounder; Atlas Hydrographic Deso single-beam echo sounder; Klein 2000 towed sidescan sonar array;
Armament	2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried	Not permanently embarked

HMAS Melville (HS 02/A 246) is the second ship of the Leeuwin class of hydrographic survey vessels operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

History
HMAS Melville in 2017
Australia
Namesake	Melville Island
Ordered	2 April 1996
Builder	NQEA Australia, Cairns
Laid down	9 May 1997
Launched	23 June 1998
Commissioned	27 May 2000
Homeport	HMAS Cairns, Cairns
Identification	IMO number: 9151785 MMSI number: 503178000
Motto	"With Determination"
Honours and awards	Meritorious Unit Commendation (United States)
Status	Active as of 2018
General characteristics
Type	Leeuwin-class survey vessel
Displacement	2,170 tons
Length	71.2 m (234 ft)
Beam	15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	4 × GEC Alsthom 6RK 215 generators, 2 × Alsthom electric motors, 2 shafts 1 × Schottel bow thruster
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km; 21,000 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	10 officers, 46 sailors, up to 5 trainees
Sensors and processing systems	Navigation: STN Atlas 9600 ARPA; I-band. Sonar: C-Tech CMAS 36/39; hull mounted high frequency active sonar Atlas Fansweep-20 multibeam echo sounder Atlas Hydrographic Deso single-beam echo sounder Klein 2000 towed sidescan sonar array
Armament	2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried	Not permanently embarked