HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213)

HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213)

HMAS "Geraldton" (FCPB 213), named for the port city of Geraldton, Western Australia, was a Fremantle class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

"Geraldton" was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland on 3 May 1982. She was launched on 22 October 1983 and commissioned into the RAN on 10 December 1983.

"Geraldton" was decommissioned on 7 October 2006. [http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=6053]

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  • HMAS Geraldton — Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the port of Geraldton, Western Australia:* The first HMAS Geraldton (J178/B242/A116) was a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and sold to the Turkish Navy in 1946. * The second HMAS …   Wikipedia

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