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| Career (Australia) |
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| Builder: |
North Queensland Engineers and Agents |
| Laid down: |
18 January 1982 |
| Launched: |
9 July 1983 |
| Commissioned: |
27 August 1983 |
| Decommissioned: |
8 July 2006 |
| Motto: |
"Serve with pride" |
| Fate: |
decommissioned |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
220 tons |
| Length: |
42 m |
| Beam: |
7.15 m |
| Propulsion: |
Two MTU 538 series 16-cylinder main propulsion engines, One Dorman 12-cylinder auxiliary propulsion engine |
| Speed: |
30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: |
2,360 nautical miles (4,370 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: |
24 |
| Armament: |
40/60 mm Bofors general purpose gun, Two 12.7 mm machine guns |
HMAS Gawler (FCPB 212) was a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 18 January 1982, launched on 9 July 1983 and commissioned on 27 August 1983. Gawler was decommissioned at HMAS Coonawarra on 8 July 2006.