HMAS Bendigo (FCPB 211)
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For other ships of this name, see HMAS Bendigo.
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| Namesake: | City of Bendigo, Victoria |
| Builder: | North Queensland Engineers and Agents |
| Laid down: | 21 September 1981 |
| Launched: | 9 March 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 28 May 1983 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 September 2006 |
| Homeport: | HMAS Cairns |
| Motto: | "Advance with Purpose" |
| Status: | Decommissioned |
| Badge: |  |
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| Class and type: | Fremantle class patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 220 tons |
| Length: | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.4 metres (24 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.8 metres (6 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Two V16 cylinder series 538 MTU diesels, 6,000 hp |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,360 nautical miles (4,370 km) |
| Complement: | 24 crew |
| Armament: | One general purpose 40/60 mm Bofors gun, Two 12.7 mm machine guns. Previously also fitted with one 81 mm mortar |
HMAS Bendigo (FCPB 211) was a Fremantle class patrol boat serving in the Royal Australian Navy.
She was laid down by North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 21 September 1981, launched on 9 March 1983 and commissioned on 28 May 1983. Bendigo operated out of HMAS Cairns.
Bendigo was decommissioned on 9 September 2006.
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