Fremantle Class Patrol Boat FCPB

Submitted by Stones on Fri, 25/05/2012 - 01:48

 

FREMANTLE CLASS PATROL BOATS (FCPB)

 

These Boats have all been retired from service. For many years each carried out a number of important tasks including that of protecting Australia's Economic Exclusion Zone. HMAS Fremantle was the first of its class and was built in the UK. The remainder have been built in Australia. They were deployed around Australia's coast based out of Cairns, Darwin, Sydney and Rockingham.

 

 

 

No. Name Laid Down Launched Commissioned
203 Fremantle 11NOV77 16FEB79 17MAR80
204 Warranambool 30SEP78 25OCT80 14MAR81
205 Townsville 05MAR79 16MAY81 18JUL81
206 Wollongong 08SEP79 17OCT81 20NOV81
207 Launceston NOV79 23JAN81 06MAR82
208 Whyalla JUN80 22MAY82 03JUL82
209 Ipswich 20OCT80 23SEP82 13NOV83
210 Cessnock 15FEB81 15JAN83 05MAR83
211 Bendigo 10JUL81 09APR83 28MAY83
212 Gawler 18JAN82 09JUL83 27AUG83
213 Geraldton MAR82 22OCT83 10DEC83
214 Dubbo 09AUG82 21JAN84 10MAR84
215 Geelong 15NOV82 14APR84 02JUN84
216 Gladstone JUL83 20JUL84 08SEP84
217 Bunbury 13JUN83 03NOV84 15DEC84

 

 
Builders: Brooke Marine Lowestoft, UK (HMAS Fremantle)
 
NQEA Australia, Cairns, Queensland. (204-217)
 
Displacement: 220 Tonnes
 
Length: 42 Metres
 
Beam: 7.15 Metres
 
Armament: 40mm Bofors Gun. 81mm Mortar. Two .50 Cal Machine Guns
 
Machinery: Two MTU 538 series 16 cylinder main propulsion engines
 
Speed: 30 Knots
 
Complement: 22.