HMAS Glenelg (ACPB 96)
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 Australia
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| Namesake: | City of Glenelg, South Australia |
| Builder: | Austal Ships, Henderson, Western Australia |
| Commissioned: | 22 February 2008 |
| Homeport: | HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin |
| Motto: | "Staunch in Defiance" |
| Honours and awards: |
Two inherited battle honours |
| Status: | Active as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Armidale-class patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 300 tons standard load |
| Length: | 56.8 m (186 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MTU 4000 16V 6,225 horsepower (4,642 kW) diesels driving twin propellers |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance: | 21 days standard, 42 days maximum |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 × Zodiac 7.2 m (24 ft) RHIBs |
| Complement: | 21 standard, 29 maximum |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Bridgemaster E surface search/navigation radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
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HMAS Glenelg (ACPB 96), named for the city of Glenelg, South Australia is an Armidale-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The Armidale-class patrol boats are 56.8 metres (186 ft) long, with a beam of 9.7 metres (32 ft), a draught of 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in), and a standard displacement of 270 tons. The semi-displacement vee hull is fabricated from aluminium alloy, and each vessel is built to a combination of Det Norske Veritas standards for high-speed light craft and RAN requirements. The Armidales can travel at a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), and are driven by two propeller shafts, each connected to an MTU 16V M70 diesel. The ships have a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), allowing them to patrol the waters around the distant territories of Australia, and are designed for standard patrols of 21 days, with a maximum endurance of 42 days.
The main armament of the Armidale class is a Rafael Typhoon stabilised 25-millimetre (0.98 in) gun mount fitted with an M242 Bushmaster autocannon. Two 12.7-millimetre (0.50 in) machine guns are also carried. Boarding operations are performed by two 7.2-metre (24 ft), waterjet propelled rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs). Each RHIB is stored in a dedicated cradle and davit, and is capable of operating independently from the patrol boat as it carries its own communications, navigation, and safety equipment.
Each patrol boat has a standard ship's company of 21 personnel, with a maximum of 29. The Armidales do not have a permanently assigned ship's company; instead, they are assigned to divisions at a ratio of two vessels to three companies, which rotate through the vessels and allow the Armidales to spend more time at sea, without compromising sailors' rest time or training requirements. A 20-berth auxiliary accommodation compartment was included in the design for the transportation of soldiers, illegal fishermen, or unauthorised arrivals; in the latter two cases, the compartment could be secured from the outside. However, a malfunction in the sewerage treatment facilities aboard HMAS Maitland in August 2006 pumped hydrogen sulphide and carbon monoxide into the compartment, non-fatally poisoning four sailors working inside, after which use of the compartment for accommodation was banned across the class.
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