HMAS Bundaberg (ACPB 91)

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Career (Australia) RAN Ensign
Commissioned: 3 March 2007
Homeport: HMAS Cairns, Cairns
Motto: "Cut And Slash"
Fate: Active
General characteristics
Displacement: 270 tonnes
Length: 56.8 metres (186')
Beam: 9.5 metres (31')
Draught: 2.7 metres (9')
Propulsion: 2x MTU 16V M70 2,320 kW diesels driving twin screws through ZF transmissions
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km)
Boats and landing
craft carried:
2x Zodiac 7.2 m (24') waterjet seaboats
Complement: 21 (accommodation for 41)
Sensors and
processing systems:
low light optical
communication direction finding
radar
Armament: 1x Rafael Typhoon 25mm naval stabilised deck gun
2x 12.7mm machine guns

HMAS Bundaberg (ACPB 91) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. Bundaberg was commissioned in Bundaberg, Queensland on 3 March 2007. Bundaberg is based in Cairns and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.

HMAS Bundaberg is the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, and is named after the Queensland city. The first HMAS Bundaberg was a Bathurst class corvette which served with the Royal Australian Navy between 1941 and 1946.