History | |
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Namesake | City of Wollongong |
Builder | Austal, Henderson, Western Australia |
Commissioned | 23 June 2007 |
Decommissioned | 8 December 2022 |
Homeport | HMAS Cairns, Cairns |
Identification |
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Motto | "Heed The Call" |
Honours and awards | Six inherited battle honours |
Status | Awaiting disposal |
Badge |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Armidale-class patrol boat |
Displacement | 300 tons standard load |
Length | 56.8 m (186 ft) |
Beam | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
Draught | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 4000 16V 6,225 horsepower (4,642 kW) diesels driving twin propellers |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Endurance | 21 days standard, 42 days maximum |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Zodiac 7.2 m (24 ft) RHIBs |
Complement | 21 standard, 29 maximum |
Sensors and processing systems | Bridgemaster E surface search/navigation radar |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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HMAS Wollongong (ACPB 92), named for the city of Wollongong, was an Armidale-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The Armidale class patrol boats are 56.8 metres (186 ft) long, with a beam of 9.7 metres (32 ft), a draught of 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in), and a standard displacement of 270 tons. [1] The semi-displacement vee hull is fabricated from aluminium alloy, and each vessel is built to a combination of Det Norske Veritas standards for high-speed light craft and RAN requirements. [2] The Armidales can travel at a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), and are driven by two propeller shafts, each connected to an MTU 16V M70 diesel. [3] The ships have a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), allowing them to patrol the waters around the distant territories of Australia, and are designed for standard patrols of 21 days, with a maximum endurance of 42 days. [2] [3]
The main armament of the Armidale class is a Rafael Typhoon stabilised 25-millimetre (0.98 in) gun mount fitted with an M242 Bushmaster autocannon. [3] Two 12.7-millimetre (0.50 in) machine guns are also carried. [4] Boarding operations are performed by two 7.2-metre (24 ft), waterjet propelled rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs), named Wolf and Hawk. [2] [5] Each RHIB is stored in a dedicated cradle and davit, and is capable of operating independently from the patrol boat as it carries its own communications, navigation, and safety equipment. [2] [6]
Each patrol boat has a standard ship's company of 21 personnel, with a maximum of 29. [2] [3] The Armidales do not have a permanently assigned ship's company; instead, they are assigned to divisions at a ratio of two vessels to three companies, which rotate through the vessels and allow the Armidales to spend more time at sea, without compromising sailors' rest time or training requirements. [2] [7] A 20-berth auxiliary accommodation compartment was included in the design for the transportation of soldiers, illegal fishermen, or unauthorised arrivals; in the latter two cases, the compartment could be secured from the outside. [8] However, a malfunction in the sewerage treatment facilities aboard HMAS Maitland in August 2006 pumped hydrogen sulphide and carbon monoxide into the compartment, non-fatally poisoning four sailors working inside, after which use of the compartment for accommodation was banned across the class. [7] [8]
Wollongong was constructed by Austal in Henderson, Western Australia. [3] Wollongong was commissioned into the RAN at Fleet Base East in Sydney on 23 June 2007. [1] [9]
Operationally, Wollongong has spent the majority of her career on border patrol to Australia's north and north-west. The ship is assigned to Ardent Division of the Australian Patrol Boat Group, is based in Cairns, and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols. [10]
In July 2007, the ship became the first vessel of her class to visit the port of Brisbane, Queensland. [9]
Following a request from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Wollongong was 'commanded' for a day in January 2008 by an 11-year-old. [5]
In June 2012, Wollongong was one of several ships to respond to a Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel which sank with 206 passengers while en route to Australia. [11] The patrol boat transported the 109 survivors found during the initial rescue operation to immigrant processing facilities at Christmas Island. [11]
History | |
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Namesake | City of Wollongong |
Builder | Austal, Henderson, Western Australia |
Commissioned | 23 June 2007 |
Decommissioned | 8 December 2022 |
Homeport | HMAS Cairns, Cairns |
Identification |
|
Motto | "Heed The Call" |
Honours and awards | Six inherited battle honours |
Status | Awaiting disposal |
Badge |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Armidale-class patrol boat |
Displacement | 300 tons standard load |
Length | 56.8 m (186 ft) |
Beam | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
Draught | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 4000 16V 6,225 horsepower (4,642 kW) diesels driving twin propellers |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Endurance | 21 days standard, 42 days maximum |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Zodiac 7.2 m (24 ft) RHIBs |
Complement | 21 standard, 29 maximum |
Sensors and processing systems | Bridgemaster E surface search/navigation radar |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
|
Armament |
|
HMAS Wollongong (ACPB 92), named for the city of Wollongong, was an Armidale-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The Armidale class patrol boats are 56.8 metres (186 ft) long, with a beam of 9.7 metres (32 ft), a draught of 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in), and a standard displacement of 270 tons. [1] The semi-displacement vee hull is fabricated from aluminium alloy, and each vessel is built to a combination of Det Norske Veritas standards for high-speed light craft and RAN requirements. [2] The Armidales can travel at a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), and are driven by two propeller shafts, each connected to an MTU 16V M70 diesel. [3] The ships have a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), allowing them to patrol the waters around the distant territories of Australia, and are designed for standard patrols of 21 days, with a maximum endurance of 42 days. [2] [3]
The main armament of the Armidale class is a Rafael Typhoon stabilised 25-millimetre (0.98 in) gun mount fitted with an M242 Bushmaster autocannon. [3] Two 12.7-millimetre (0.50 in) machine guns are also carried. [4] Boarding operations are performed by two 7.2-metre (24 ft), waterjet propelled rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs), named Wolf and Hawk. [2] [5] Each RHIB is stored in a dedicated cradle and davit, and is capable of operating independently from the patrol boat as it carries its own communications, navigation, and safety equipment. [2] [6]
Each patrol boat has a standard ship's company of 21 personnel, with a maximum of 29. [2] [3] The Armidales do not have a permanently assigned ship's company; instead, they are assigned to divisions at a ratio of two vessels to three companies, which rotate through the vessels and allow the Armidales to spend more time at sea, without compromising sailors' rest time or training requirements. [2] [7] A 20-berth auxiliary accommodation compartment was included in the design for the transportation of soldiers, illegal fishermen, or unauthorised arrivals; in the latter two cases, the compartment could be secured from the outside. [8] However, a malfunction in the sewerage treatment facilities aboard HMAS Maitland in August 2006 pumped hydrogen sulphide and carbon monoxide into the compartment, non-fatally poisoning four sailors working inside, after which use of the compartment for accommodation was banned across the class. [7] [8]
Wollongong was constructed by Austal in Henderson, Western Australia. [3] Wollongong was commissioned into the RAN at Fleet Base East in Sydney on 23 June 2007. [1] [9]
Operationally, Wollongong has spent the majority of her career on border patrol to Australia's north and north-west. The ship is assigned to Ardent Division of the Australian Patrol Boat Group, is based in Cairns, and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols. [10]
In July 2007, the ship became the first vessel of her class to visit the port of Brisbane, Queensland. [9]
Following a request from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Wollongong was 'commanded' for a day in January 2008 by an 11-year-old. [5]
In June 2012, Wollongong was one of several ships to respond to a Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel which sank with 206 passengers while en route to Australia. [11] The patrol boat transported the 109 survivors found during the initial rescue operation to immigrant processing facilities at Christmas Island. [11]