HMAS Warrnambool (FCPB 204)

History
Australia
NamesakeCity of Warrnambool
BuilderNQEA, Cairns
Laid down30 September 1978
Launched25 October 1980
Commissioned14 March 1981
Decommissioned29 November 2005
Motto"Protect and Avenge"
Honours &
awards
Three inherited battle honours
FateScrapped
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeFremantle class patrol boat
Displacement220 tons
Length137.6 ft (41.9 m)
Beam25.25 ft (7.70 m)
Draught5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 MTU series 538 diesel engines, 3,200 shp (2,400 kW), 2 propellers
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Complement22
Armament

HMAS Warrnambool (FCPB 204), named after the city of Warrnambool, Victoria, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).