| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Whyalla |
| Builder | NQEA, Cairns |
| Laid down | 13 July 1980 |
| Launched | 22 May 1982 |
| Commissioned | 3 July 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 2 September 2005 |
| Homeport | HMAS Cairns |
| Motto | "Thrust Ahead" |
| Honours and awards | Three inherited battle honours |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fremantle-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 220 tons |
| Length | 137.6 ft (41.9 m) |
| Beam | 25.25 ft (7.70 m) |
| Draught | 5.75 ft (1.75 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 MTU series 538 diesel engines, 3,200 shp (2,400 kW), 2 propellers |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) |
| Complement | 22 |
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HMAS Whyalla (FCPB 208), named for the city of Whyalla, South Australia, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).