HMAS Wollongong (FCPB 206)

History
Australia
NamesakeCity of Wollongong
BuilderNQEA, Cairns
Laid down23 July 1979
Launched17 October 1981
Commissioned28 November 1981
Decommissioned11 February 2006
HomeportHMAS Coonawarra
Motto"Heed the Call"
Honours &
awards
Six 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 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Complement22
Armament

HMAS Wollongong (FCPB 206), named for the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, was one of fifteen Fremantle-class patrol boats to operate with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Wollongong is the only RAN vessel to have appeared in two television series, portraying a fictional Fremantle-class patrol boat in both.