HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Geraldton.
HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213), named for the port city of Geraldton, Western Australia, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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Namesake | City of Geraldton |
Builder | NQEA, Cairns |
Laid down | 3 May 1982 |
Launched | 22 October 1983 |
Commissioned | 10 December 1983 |
Decommissioned | 7 October 2006 |
Motto | "Fortune to the Brave" |
Honours and awards | Three inherited battle honours |
Fate | Scrapped |
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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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