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| Career (Australia) |
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| Builder: |
North Queensland Engineers and Agents |
| Laid down: |
9 March 1981 |
| Launched: |
15 January 1983 |
| Commissioned: |
5 March 1983 |
| Homeport: |
HMAS Cairns |
| Motto: |
"No Steps Backward" |
| Fate: |
Decommissioned |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
220 tons |
| Length: |
42 m |
| Beam: |
7.15 m |
| Propulsion: |
Two MTU 16 cylinder diesel main propulsion engines. One Dorman 12 cylinder auxiliary propulsion engine |
| Speed: |
30 knots |
| Complement: |
24 |
| Armament: |
1 x general purpose 40/60 mm Bofors gun, 2 x 50 cal Browning machine gun |
The second HMAS Cessnock (FCPB 210) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 9 March 1981, launched on 15 January 1983 and commissioned on 5 March 1983.
