HMAS Cessnock (FCPB 210)

HMAS Cessnock
HMAS Cessnock
History
Australia
NamesakeCity of Cessnock
BuilderNQEA, Cairns
Laid down9 March 1981
Launched15 January 1983
Commissioned5 March 1983
Decommissioned23 June 2005
HomeportHMAS Coonawarra
Motto"No Steps Backward"
Honours and
awards
Four inherited battle honours
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeFremantle-class patrol boat
Displacement220 tons
Length137.6 ft (41.9 m)
Beam25.25 ft (7.70 m)
Draught5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 MTU series 538 diesel engines, 3,200 shp (2,400 kW), 2 propellers
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Complement22
Armament

HMAS Cessnock (FCPB 210), named for the city of Cessnock, New South Wales was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).