HMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85)
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For other ships of this name, see HMAS Bathurst.
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| Commissioned: | 10 February 2006 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Darwin |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 270 tonnes |
| Length: | 56.8 metres |
| Beam: | 9.5 metres |
| Draught: | 2.7 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2x MTU 16V M70 2320 kW diesels driving twin screws through ZF transmissions |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Range: | 3000 nautical miles |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 2x Zodiac 7.2 m 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 Bathurst (ACPB 85), the second ship to bear the name, is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. Bathurst was officially commissioned in Darwin on 10 February 2006. Bathurst is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.
| Armidale class patrol boat |
| Royal Australian Navy |
| Armidale | Larrakia | Bathurst | Albany | Pirie | Maitland | Ararat | Broome | Bundaberg | Wollongong | Childers | Launceston | Maryborough | Glenelg |
Australian Patrol Boat Group |
| Australian Defence Force |
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