HMAS Childers (ACPB 93)
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| Career (Australia (RAN)) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Towns of Childers, Queensland and Childers, Victoria |
| Launched: | 18 December 2006 |
| Commissioned: | 7 July 2007 |
| Homeport: | HMAS Cairns, Cairns |
| Motto: | "Serve With Honour" |
| Status: | Active as of 2008 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Armidale class patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 270 tons |
| Length: | 56.8 metres (186 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.5 metres (31 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x MTU 16V M70 2,320 kW diesels driving twin screws through ZF transmissions |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)& at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 2 x Zodiac 7.2 metres (24 ft) RHIBs |
| Complement: | 21 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Low light optical equipment, communication direction finding and radar |
| Armament: |
1 x Rafael Typhoon 25 mm naval stabilised deck gun 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns |
HMAS Childers (ACPB 93) is an Armidale class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Named for the towns of Childers, Queensland and Childers, Victoria, Childers is the only ship in the RAN to be named after two towns.[1]
Childers was launched on 18 December 2006, and was commissioned in Cairns, Queensland on 7 July 2007. Assigned to Ardent Division, Childers is based in Cairns and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.
References
- ↑ "Features - A tale of two towns". Navy News. 17 May 2007. http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/5008/features/feature1.htm. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- Australian Department of Defence press release Navy's Eleventh Armidale Class Patrol Boat Commissions, 7 July 2007.
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