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Fremantle Class Patrol Boat. Royal Australian Navy accepts first evolved Capeclass patrol boat HMAS Fremantle (FCPB 203), named for the city of Fremantle, Western Australia, was the lead ship of the Fremantle class patrol boats, entering service in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1980 and decommissioning in 2006 Designed by British shipbuilder Brooke Marine and constructed in Australia by NQEA , the Fremantle class were larger, more powerful, and more capable than the preceding Attack class , and the two primary patrol boat bases.

A decommissioning ceremony was held at Trinity Wharf in Cairns signaling the official end of the Fremantle Class Patrol Boats HMAS Fremantle (FCPB 203), named for the city of Fremantle, Western Australia, was the lead ship of the Fremantle class patrol boats, entering service in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1980 and decommissioning in 2006

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The Fremantle-class patrol boats were coastal patrol vessels operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1979 to 2007 These 15 coastal patrol vessels, designed by British shipbuilder Brooke Marine and primarily crafted in Australia by North Queensland Engineers and Agents (NQEA), marked a significant leap forward from the earlier Attack-class patrol boats. Fremantle was the only ship of the class not constructed in Australia, and it is claimed that her delivery voyage from England to Australia was the longest ever made by a patrol boat.

Naval Analyses Armidale class patrol boats of the Royal Australian Navy. A decommissioning ceremony was held at Trinity Wharf in Cairns signaling the official end of the Fremantle Class Patrol Boats The concept for the Fremantle class began somewhere between 1967 and 1969, as the Attack-class patrol boats entered service, and areas for improvement were observed

Austal Australia Delivers 6th Evolved CapeClass Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy AIDN. Fremantle was the only ship of the class not constructed in Australia, and it is claimed that her delivery voyage was the longest ever made by a patrol boat Fremantle was the only ship of the class not constructed in Australia, and it is claimed that her delivery voyage from England to Australia was the longest ever made by a patrol boat.