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| Career (Australia) |
 |
| Laid down: |
29 July 1977 |
| Launched: |
21 June 1978 |
| Commissioned: |
15 December 1984 |
| Motto: |
"Nothing without toil" |
| Fate: |
Decommisioned |
| Badge: |
 |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
220 tonnes |
| Length: |
42 metres |
| Beam: |
7.15 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Two MTU 538 series 16-cylinder main propulsion engines |
| Speed: |
30 knots |
| Complement: |
24 |
| Armament: |
40/60mm Bofors general purpose gun,
Two12.7mmmachineguns |
The second HMAS Bunbury (FCPB 217) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 13 June 1983, launched on 3 November 1984, commissioned on 15 December 1984 and decommissioned in 2005.
The Ship's captains include:
| Name |
Period in Command |
| Charlie Ferguson |
June 1986 - April 1988 |
| Michael Purdy |
Unknown |
| Paul Papalia |
Unknown |
| Michele Miller |
Unknown |
| Andy Schroder |
Unknown |
| Andrew Quinn |
Unknown - February 2006 |
