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series 538 diesel engines, which supplied 3,200 shaft horsepower (2,400 kW) to the two propeller shafts. Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel, like most ships, but through vents below the waterline. The patrol boat could reach a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), and had
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is mounted on support cradles, and has undergone refurbishment and repainting before it was opened to the public. At the start of 2015, opening to the public was predicted for around Easter 2015, although as of
October, further work in making the ship safe and accessible was required. In October
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and an 81-mm mortar, although the mortar was removed from all ships sometime after 1988. The main weapon was originally to be two 30-mm guns on a twin-mount, but the reconditioned Bofors were selected to keep costs down; provision was made to install an updated weapon later in the class' service
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during the latter's redevelopment, and was gifted on the same day to the
Gladstone Maritime History Society. After sailing from Cairns to Gladstone, the patrol boat was formally presented to the city mayor, who then handed the ship over to the Society.
447:-class patrol boats operated primarily in northern Australian waters, and were tasked with fisheries protection, border protection, immigration and customs duties, law enforcement operations, and maritime surveillance.
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a maximum range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). The ship's company consisted of 24 personnel. Each patrol boat was armed with a single
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to display the ship completed in 2016. The vessel is now available for tours on weekends and is located in the
Gladstone East Shores precinct, adjacent to the Gladstone Marina.
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The ship's company were granted
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on 7 March 1983, launched on 28 July 1984, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 September 1984. During its career, the patrol boat acquired the nickname "Sadrock".
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to a more prominent location, before mounting the vessel out of the water on a plinth when the museum upgrade is complete. The patrol boat was relocated to a
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was decommissioned in Cairns on 13 March 2007. During the ship's career, it sailed over 610,000 nautical miles (1,130,000 km; 700,000 mi).
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resulted in postponement of plans to preserve the vessel, and it was stored at the
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intercepted ten illegal fishing boats. One of the vessels had a cargo of 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) of
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Freedom of Entry to the patrol boat's namesake city was granted for the second time in July 2000.
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The patrol boat spent most of its career operating out of the naval base
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was taken to Darwin, where the fishing vessel's captain was prosecuted.
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Jones, Peter (2001). "Towards Self
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793:"Retirement plans on hold for our HMAS Gladstone"
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826:"HMAS GLADSTONE decommissions to become museum"
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961:Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946
894:"HMAS Gladstone makes new home at East Shores"
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152:Preserved as museum ship in Gladstone
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586:(101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey:
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234:30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
282:1 81 mm mortar (removed later)
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892:Annett, Tegan (24 November 2014).
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1020:Australian Maritime Issues 2006
857:Lanzon, Ren (3 November 2009).
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620:Farewell to the Fremantle class
436:spent its entire life based at
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1087:Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86
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684:Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86
584:Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99
582:Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998).
308:patrol boat, formerly of the
1344:Fremantle-class patrol boats
1286:Australian Patrol Boat Group
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404:.50 cal Browning machineguns
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859:"HMAS Gladstone on her way"
443:in Cairns, Queensland. The
370:Fremantle-class patrol boat
279:2 12.7 mm machine guns
206:25.25 ft (7.70 m)
198:137.6 ft (41.9 m)
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1091:Janes Information Services
843:: 28. July–September 2007.
588:Janes Information Services
550:2007–2008 financial crisis
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354:2007–2008 financial crisis
214:5.75 ft (1.75 m)
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1354:Ships built in Queensland
1349:Museum ships in Australia
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1085:Moore, John, ed. (1985).
988:The Royal Australian Navy
739:"FCPB 216 HMAS Gladstone"
671:The Royal Australian Navy
542:Gladstone Maritime Museum
536:was to be preserved as a
350:Gladstone Maritime Museum
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1320:23.833173°S 151.252769°E
841:Navy League of Australia
316:during the early 1980s,
297:, named for the city of
275:Bofors 40 mm/60 gun
143:inherited battle honours
992:Oxford University Press
706:. Royal Australian Navy
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475:Economic Exclusion Zone
364:Design and construction
169:General characteristics
1325:-23.833173; 151.252769
959:Gillett, Ross (1988).
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525:HMAS Gladstone in 2020
704:"HMAS Gladstone (II)"
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506:, to replace several
310:Royal Australian Navy
299:Gladstone, Queensland
68:Gladstone, Queensland
1071:, Issue 17, 2005 in
935:APN News & Media
902:APN News & Media
867:APN News & Media
801:APN News & Media
540:and attached to the
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1142:-class patrol boats
669:Jones, in Stevens,
511:-class patrol boats
460:Freedom of the City
429:Operational history
336:Freedom of the City
255:Electronic warfare
770:Sunday Territorian
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504:Operation Resolute
181:-class patrol boat
123:"Defend the right"
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1037:978-0-642-29644-3
803:. 6 February 2007
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187:Displacement
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104:Commissioned
99:28 July 1984
91:7 March 1983
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1323: /
1311:151°15′10″E
1161:Warrnambool
538:museum ship
346:museum ship
136:Honours and
128:Nickname(s)
1359:1984 ships
1338:Categories
1308:23°49′59″S
1182:Launceston
1175:Wollongong
1168:Townsville
1089:. London:
953:References
940:22 October
907:22 January
872:6 November
807:24 October
749:24 October
710:24 October
618:Mitchell,
597:071061795X
438:HMAS
423:Queensland
383:seakeeping
325:HMAS
295:(FCPB 216)
247:Complement
219:Propulsion
1245:Gladstone
1224:Geraldton
1154:Fremantle
1140:Fremantle
1069:Semaphore
1046:1327-5658
656:Gillett,
640:Gillett,
569:Citations
562:Gladstone
554:Gladstone
534:Gladstone
530:Gladstone
500:Gladstone
490:reef fish
486:Gladstone
467:Gladstone
456:Gladstone
445:Fremantle
434:Gladstone
411:Gladstone
387:Fremantle
342:Gladstone
318:Gladstone
304:Fremantle
293:Gladstone
179:Fremantle
131:"Sadrock"
88:Laid down
57:Australia
36:Gladstone
1277:Armidale
1203:Cessnock
1079:formats.
1010:50418095
979:23470364
833:The Navy
673:, p. 222
622:, p. 105
606:39372676
558:wet dock
509:Armidale
358:wet dock
268:Armament
96:Launched
66:City of
63:Namesake
1252:Bunbury
1238:Geelong
1210:Bendigo
1196:Ipswich
1189:Whyalla
686:, p. 26
682:Moore,
660:, p. 88
644:, p. 89
348:at the
301:, is a
211:Draught
74:Builder
44:History
38:in 2010
1268:Attack
1217:Gawler
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1059:12 May
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419:Cairns
377:Attack
327:Cairns
306:-class
195:Length
149:Status
138:awards
82:Cairns
1279:class
1270:class
1231:Dubbo
1053:(PDF)
1024:(PDF)
839:(3).
829:(PDF)
379:class
291:HMAS
239:Range
231:Speed
157:Badge
120:Motto
1095:ISBN
1077:HTML
1075:and
1061:2010
1042:ISSN
1032:ISBN
1006:OCLC
996:ISBN
975:OCLC
965:ISBN
942:2015
909:2015
874:2009
809:2015
751:2015
712:2015
602:OCLC
592:ISBN
548:The
517:Fate
450:The
415:NQEA
314:NQEA
203:Beam
141:Two
78:NQEA
1073:PDF
775:hdl
454:of
417:in
395:MTU
262:ESM
224:MTU
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