HMAS Ararat (ACPB 89)
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For other ships of this name, see HMAS Ararat.
| Career (Australia) |  |
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| Builder: | Austal Shipyard, Henderson, Western Australia |
| Launched: | 6 May 2006 |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 2006 |
| Homeport: | HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin |
| Motto: | "Strength Through Effort" |
| Fate: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 270 tonnes |
| Length: | 56.8 metres (186') |
| Beam: | 9.5 metres (31') |
| Draught: | 2.7 metres (9') |
| Propulsion: | 2x MTU 16V M70 2,320 kW diesels driving twin screws through ZF transmissions |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
2x Zodiac 7.2 m (24') waterjet seaboats |
| Complement: | 21 (accommodation for 41) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
low light optical communication direction finding radar |
| Armament: | 1x Rafael Typhoon 25mm naval stabilised deck gun 2x 12.7mm machine guns |
HMAS Ararat (ACPB 89) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. Ararat was commissioned in Melbourne, Victoria on 13 November 2006. Ararat is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols as part of the Australian Patrol Boat Group.
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