HMAS Shepparton (A 03)
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Builder: | Eglo Engineering, Adelaide |
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Launched: | December 5, 1989 |
Commissioned: | January 24, 1990 |
Status: | Active |
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Displacement: | 310 tonnes |
Length: | 36.6 metres |
Beam: | 13.7 metres |
Draught: | 2.2 metres |
Propulsion: | 2 Detroit V12 diesel engines |
Speed: | 11 knots |
Range: | 3500 nautical miles |
Complement: | 15 |
Motto: | "By Wisdom And Courage" |
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HMAS Shepparton (A 03) is a twin hulled Paluma class Survey Motor Launch of the Royal Australian Navy, named for the town of Shepparton in Victoria.The ship was launched on December 5, 1989, and commissioned on January 24, 1990.