HMAS Glenelg (ACPB 96)
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For other ships of this name, see HMAS Glenelg.
| Career (Australia) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | City of Glenelg, South Australia |
| Builder: | Austal Ships, Henderson, Western Australia |
| Commissioned: | 22 February 2008 |
| Homeport: | HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin |
| Motto: | "Staunch In Defiance" |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Armidale class patrol boat |
| 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 Glenelg (ACPB 96) is an Australian Armidale-class patrol boat. Glenelg was commissioned on 22 February 2008. She is based at HMAS Coonawarra and performs border protection duties.
HMAS Glenelg is the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, and is named after a suburb of Adelaide, the South Australian capital city.
[edit] References
- Department of Defence (2008-02-22). "Commissioning of HMAS Glenelg - the fleet's final Armidale class patrol boat". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
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