Armidale-class patrol boat
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The Armidale-class patrol boat is a class of Royal Australian Navy coastal patrol vessels designed primarily for border protection, fisheries patrol, and maritime security operations around Australia’s northern waters.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Navy ship class
ⓘ
patrol boat class ⓘ |
| additionalBerths | up to 29 additional personnel ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation | Australia’s northern waters ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannon
ⓘ
2 × 12.7 mm machine guns ⓘ |
| beam | 9.7 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Austal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Henderson, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 21 ⓘ |
| designedFor | operations in tropical and northern Australian waters ⓘ |
| designFeature | semi-displacement hull ⓘ |
| displacement | 300 tonnes (approximate full load) ⓘ |
| draught | 2.7 metres ⓘ |
| endurance | 21 days (approximately) ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2005 ⓘ |
| flag | Ensign of the Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
boarding operations
ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| hasShipInClass |
HMAS Albany (ACPB 84)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMAS Ararat (ACPB 89) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Broome (ACPB 90) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Bundaberg (ACPB 91) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84 II / ACPB 84-class member) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Launceston (ACPB 94) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Maitland (ACPB 88) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Pirie (ACPB 87) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | aluminium ⓘ |
| length | 56.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 25 knots (approximately) ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 14 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fremantle-class patrol boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
border protection
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coastal patrol ⓘ fisheries patrol ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 × MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines
ⓘ
2 × propeller shafts ⓘ |
| range | 3000 nautical miles at 12 knots (approximately) ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | being progressively replaced in service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Australian border protection operations
ⓘ
Operation Resolute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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