HMAS Townsville (FCPB 205)
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For other ships of this name, see HMAS Townsville.
 HMAS Townsville accompanying USS Robert E. Peary in 1989 |
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| Career Australia |  |
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| Builder: | North Queensland Engineers and Agents |
| Laid down: | 5 March 1979 |
| Launched: | 16 May 1981 |
| Christened: | 18 July 1981 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | HMAS Cairns |
| 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 |
| Range: | 2360 nautical miles at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 24 |
| Armament: | 40/60 mm Bofors general purpose gun, Two 12.7 mm machine guns |
| Motto: | "Bold and Ready" |
| Badge: |  |
The second HMAS Townsville (P 205) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 5 March 1979, launched on 16 May 1981 and commissioned on 18 July 1981.
Townsville was used to depict the fictional HMAS Defiance in the second season of the ABC television series Patrol Boat.
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