HMAS Warrnambool (FCPB 204)

History
Australia
NamesakeCity of Warrnambool
BuilderNQEA, Cairns
Laid down30 September 1978
Launched25 October 1980
Commissioned14 March 1981
Decommissioned29 November 2005
Motto"Protect and Avenge"
Honours and
awards
Three inherited battle honours
FateScrapped
BadgeShip's badge
General characteristics
Class and typeFremantle class patrol boat
Displacement220 tons
Length137.6 ft (41.9 m)
Beam25.25 ft (7.70 m)
Draught5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 MTU series 538 diesel engines, 3,200 shp (2,400 kW), 2 propellers
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Complement22
Armament

HMAS Warrnambool (FCPB 204), named after the city of Warrnambool, Victoria, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).


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