HMAS Geelong (FCPB 215)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Geelong |
| Builder | NQEA, Cairns |
| Laid down | 15 November 1982 |
| Launched | 14 April 1984 |
| Commissioned | 2 June 1984 |
| Decommissioned | 8 July 2006 |
| Motto | "Strive to Succeed" |
| Honours & awards | Two inherited battle honours |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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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HMAS Geelong (FCPB 215), named for the city of Geelong, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).