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and other government authorities for not supporting the project and delaying approvals for a seabed site lease, while the Port of Townsville claimed that the museum had not put forward a viable business plan. In the interim, the condition of the patrol boat has deteriorated, with the museum unable to
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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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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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in a sailable condition, with maintenance undertaken by volunteers. In addition to being opened for public display, the Townsville Maritime Museum has also been contacted by cadet groups and emergency response organisations wanting to use the vessel for training. While waiting for approval to
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As of January 2012, construction of the dry dock was scheduled to begin in mid-2012, pending council approval of building plans and the securing of additional funding. By March 2015, approval for the dock had not been granted: the museum blamed the delays on the
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was primarily assigned to fisheries protection and border patrol operations in northern Australian waters. In December 1981, the patrol boat recaptured an escaping illegal fishing vessel. The next year, she was used for filming of the
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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 22 personnel. Each patrol boat was armed with a single
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as the ship attempted to escape the Great Barrier Reef, fired several warning shots, and received approval from the Defence Minister to fire directly on the ship before the captain surrendered.
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Following meetings between the museum, the port authority, the council, and the regional development and tourism organisation, the Port of Townsville offered to take over the museum.
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after being caught illegally fishing in Australian waters, took the opportunity to escape while most military and law-enforcement personnel were on leave for the Christmas holiday.
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Bendle, Vanessa; Griffin, David; Laurence, Peter; McMillan, Richard; Mitchell, Brett; Nasg, Greg; Perryman, John; Stevens, David; Wheate, Nial (2005).
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experiments on the vessel's propellers. Two windows were inserted into the ship's hull above the propellers to allow filming of these effects.
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s hull, both from marine growth and from the lack of recent care resulting in the patrol boat resting on the rocky bottom at low tide.
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for preservation. Attempts to put the ship on display stalled and the ship fell into disrepair, with the maritime museum acquired by
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Kuiper, G.; Grimm, M; McNeice, B.; Noble, D.; Krikke, M. (21 July 2003). "Propeller Inflow at Full Scale During a Manoeuvre".
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rescuing 45 men, 17 women, and 17 children, and transporting them to Darwin. The following month, the patrol boat was in
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s had a full load displacement of 220 tonnes (220 long tons; 240 short tons), were 137.6 feet (41.9 m)
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earlier that month. The Australian government decided on 29 May that the situation had stabilised, with
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was used as the platform from which a team of clearance divers disposed of undetonated bombs found on
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Mitchell, Brett (2007). "Farewell to the Fremantle Class". In Forbes, Andrew; Lovi, Michelle (eds.).
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Starting in the late 1960s, planning began for a new class of patrol boat to replace the
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5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
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On 1 June 1990, the patrol boat intercepted a vessel carrying Cambodian refugees off
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on 5 March 1979. She was launched on 16 May 1981 by the wife of Queensland Governor
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The vessel is fully operational (minus weaponry), and the museum intended to keep
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visited several Papua New Guinean ports while conducting patrol operations in the
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2 MTU series 538 diesel engines, 3,200 shp (2,400 kW), 2 propellers
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was marked for disposal. On 23 April, the Australian Government announced
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Jones, Peter (2001). "Towards Self Reliance". In Stevens, David (ed.).
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Front (top) and back of commemorative t-shirt for the recapture of
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The Australian Military Response to the Fiji Coup, An Assessment
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resting on the bottom at low tide, at the Curtain Bros. wharf.
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participated in celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the
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was decommissioned in May 2007. The ship was donated to the
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Management of the Disposal of Specialist Military Equipment
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fund maintenance. There are concerns over the condition of
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From 24 to 28 May 1999, the patrol boat operated off
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was called on to pursue the Taiwanese fishing vessel
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was the designated buddy ship for vessels completing
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construct the dry dock adjacent to the museum site,
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Brookvale: Child & Associates. 1253:Fernbach, Nathalie (9 January 2012). 954: 894: 892: 890: 888: 838: 836: 834: 832: 830: 48: 963: 547:s used to depict the fictional HMAS 388:, with designs calling for improved 244:30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) 1028: 279:1 81 mm mortar (removed later) 13: 1191:"Last of the Fremantles bow out". 885: 827: 414:life, but this did not eventuate. 14: 1819: 925:"Farewell to the Fremantle class" 1217:Anderson, John (15 March 2011). 1131:Australian National Audit Office 578:was deployed to Fiji as part of 519: 508: 349:was deployed to Fiji as part of 50: 28: 1468:Australian Maritime Issues 2006 1336:"Port leads big rescue mission" 1101: 755:Farewell to the Fremantle class 272:Bofors 40 mm/60 Bofors gun 1308:Raggat, Tony (26 March 2015). 1279:Raggat, Tony (20 March 2015). 1162:Raggat, Tony (16 March 2015). 970:Australian National University 747: 146:"The Black Knight Mustang 205" 1: 1531:Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86 1357: 900:"HMAS Townsville (1981–2007)" 822:Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86 1788:Fremantle-class patrol boats 1730:Australian Patrol Boat Group 1334:Raggat, Tony (30 May 2015). 873:. Townsville Maritime Museum 740: 623:was used for water flow and 411:.50 cal Browning machineguns 7: 590:sailing for home that day. 377:Fremantle-class patrol boat 327:Assigned to the naval base 276:1 12.7 mm machine guns 220:25.25 ft (7.70 m) 212:137.6 ft (41.9 m) 10: 1824: 1535:Janes Information Services 904:Townsville Maritime Museum 674:Townsville Maritime Museum 374: 361:Townsville Maritime Museum 228:5.75 ft (1.75 m) 174:Townsville Maritime Museum 15: 1798:Ships built in Queensland 1793:Museum ships in Australia 1705: 1592: 1529:Moore, John, ed. (1985). 1436:The Royal Australian Navy 806:The Royal Australian Navy 179: 43: 27: 1764:19.256489°S 146.826516°E 1201:Navy League of Australia 1046:National Academies Press 672:had been donated to the 660:Decommissioning and fate 478:and initial working up. 294:, named for the city of 163:inherited battle honours 1440:Oxford University Press 871:"HMAS Townsville Today" 846:. 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Index

HMAS Townsville

Townsville
NQEA
Cairns
HMAS Cairns
inherited battle honours
Townsville Maritime Museum
Fremantle-class
patrol boat
Bofors 40 mm/60 Bofors gun
Townsville
Queensland
Fremantle-class
patrol boat
Royal Australian Navy
NQEA
Cairns
HMAS Cairns
Patrol Boat
Operation Morris Dance
Townsville Maritime Museum
Port of Townsville
Fremantle-class patrol boat
Attack class
seakeeping
long overall
MTU
40 mm Bofors gun
.50 cal Browning machineguns

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