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==Operational history== ==Operational history==
"Gladstone" spent her entire life based in Cairns, QLD. Apart from border protection patrols, "Gladstone" also conducted a number of overseas deployments, including the South West Pacific islands and South East Asia. She also participated in exercise Kangaroo 89 off the North Coast. ''Gladstone'' spent her entire life based at {{HMAS|Cairns|naval base|6}} in Cairns, Queensland. Apart from border protection patrols, ''Gladstone'' also conducted a number of overseas deployments, including to the South West Pacific islands and South East Asia. She also participated in ] off Australia's north coast.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}


In April 1990, ''Gladstone'' made news headlines Australia wide when she was involved in a dramatic chase of the Taiwanese fishing vessel "Hai Chang 11" which had been detected fishing inside the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) but failed to stop when approached by the patrol boat. The chase was caught on video. The vessel was eventually apprehended and taken to Darwin where the fishing vessel's captain was prosecuted.<ref>http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/handle/10070/204983</ref> In April 1990, ''Gladstone'' apprehended the Taiwanese fishing vessel ''Hai Chang 11'', which had been detected fishing inside the Australian ], but failed to stop when approached by the patrol boat. ''Hai Chang 11'' was taken to Darwin, where the fishing vessel's captain was prosecuted.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/handle/10070/204983 |title=Dramatic navy boat chase evidence caught on video |date=15 April 1990 |work=Sunday Territorian}}</ref>{{verification needed|date=July 2014|reason=Cited source is a database entry for the article and not the article itself}}


In early 1991 she suffered a log strike in waters near Guadalcanal and later had her starboard propeller replaced. That propeller now rests in the Officers' mess at the Australian Defence Force Academy.<ref>HMAS Gladstone Report of Proceedings March 1991</ref> In early 1991, the patrol boat struck a log strike in waters near Guadalcanal, requiring replacement of the starboard propeller replaced. That propeller now rests in the Officers' mess at the ].<ref>HMAS Gladstone Report of Proceedings March 1991</ref>


==Fate== ==Fate==
''Gladstone'' operated out of ] until 13 March 2007, when she decommissioned. She was gifted on the same day to the Gladstone Maritime History Society. ''Gladstone'' was to be preserved as a ] and attached to the ] during the latter's redevelopment. As of late 2009, the redevelopment has been suspended due to the ], but not cancelled completely.<ref name=Lanzon>{{cite news |url=http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2009/11/03/she-is-on-her-way/ |title=HMAS Gladstone on her way |last=Lanzon |first=Ren |date=3 November 2009 |publisher=Gladstone Observer |accessdate=6 November 2009}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2009, the patrol boat was stored at the Gladstone Marina, and in late 2009, plans were announced to move ''Gladstone'' to a more prominent location, before mounting the vessel out of the water on a plinth when the museum upgrade is complete.<ref name=Lanzon/> ''Gladstone'' was decommissioned in Cairns on 13 March 2007, and was gifted on the same day to the Gladstone Maritime History Society.<ref name=NLAdispatch>{{cite journal |title=HMAS GLADSTONE decommissions to
become museum |journal=The Navy |publisher=] |page=28 |volume=69 |issue=3 |date=July-September 2007 |url=http://navyleague.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/The-Navy-Vol_69_No_3-Jul-2007.pdf}}</ref> ''Gladstone'' was to be preserved as a ] and attached to the ] during the latter's redevelopment.<ref name=NLAdispatch/>
As of late 2009, the redevelopment has been suspended due to the ], but not cancelled completely.<ref name=Lanzon>{{cite news |url=http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2009/11/03/she-is-on-her-way/ |title=HMAS Gladstone on her way |last=Lanzon |first=Ren |date=3 November 2009 |publisher=Gladstone Observer |accessdate=6 November 2009}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2009, the patrol boat was stored at the Gladstone Marina, and in late 2009, plans were announced to move ''Gladstone'' to a more prominent location, before mounting the vessel out of the water on a plinth when the museum upgrade is complete.<ref name=Lanzon/>


==Citations== ==Citations==

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For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Gladstone.
The former HMAS Gladstone in 2010The former HMAS Gladstone in 2010
History
Australia
NamesakePort city of Gladstone, Queensland
BuilderNorth Queensland Engineers and Agents
Laid down7 March 1983
Launched28 July 1984
Commissioned8 September 1984
Decommissioned13 March 2007
Motto"Defend the right"
Nickname(s)"Sad Rock" (a play on words with "Glad stone").
Honours and
awards
Two inherited battle honours
StatusMarked for preservation as museum ship
BadgeShip's badge
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 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Complement22
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Type 133 Prism ESM
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
One general purpose 40/60 mm Bofors gun
Two 12.7 mm machine guns
One 81 mm mortar (removed later)

HMAS Gladstone (FCPB 216), named for the city of Gladstone, Queensland, is a Fremantle class patrol boat, formerly of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Design and construction

Main article: Fremantle class patrol boat

Starting in the late 1960s, planning began for a new class of patrol boat to replace the Attack class, with designs calling for improved seakeeping capability, and updated weapons and equipment. The Fremantles had a full load displacement of 220 tonnes (220 long tons; 240 short tons), were 137.6 feet (41.9 m) long overall, had a beam of 24.25 feet (7.39 m), and a maximum draught of 5.75 feet (1.75 m). Main propulsion machinery consisted of two MTU series 538 diesel engines, which supplied 3,200 shaft horsepower (2,400 kW) to the two propeller shafts. Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel, like most ships, but through vents below the waterline. The patrol boat could reach a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), and had a maximum range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). The ship's company consisted of 22 personnel. Each patrol boat was armed with a single 40 mm Bofors gun as main armament, supplemented by two .50 cal Browning machineguns and an 81-mm mortar, although the mortar was removed from all ships sometime after 1988. The main weapon was originally to be two 30-mm guns on a twin-mount, but the reconditioned Bofors were selected to keep costs down; provision was made to install an updated weapon later in the class' service life, but this did not eventuate.

Gladstone was laid down by North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland on 7 March 1983, launched on 28 July 1984, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 September 1984.

Operational history

Gladstone spent her entire life based at HMAS Cairns in Cairns, Queensland. Apart from border protection patrols, Gladstone also conducted a number of overseas deployments, including to the South West Pacific islands and South East Asia. She also participated in Exercise Kangaroo 89 off Australia's north coast.

In April 1990, Gladstone apprehended the Taiwanese fishing vessel Hai Chang 11, which had been detected fishing inside the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone, but failed to stop when approached by the patrol boat. Hai Chang 11 was taken to Darwin, where the fishing vessel's captain was prosecuted.

In early 1991, the patrol boat struck a log strike in waters near Guadalcanal, requiring replacement of the starboard propeller replaced. That propeller now rests in the Officers' mess at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

Fate

Gladstone was decommissioned in Cairns on 13 March 2007, and was gifted on the same day to the Gladstone Maritime History Society. Gladstone was to be preserved as a museum ship and attached to the Gladstone Maritime Museum during the latter's redevelopment.

As of late 2009, the redevelopment has been suspended due to the global financial crisis, but not cancelled completely. Between 2007 and 2009, the patrol boat was stored at the Gladstone Marina, and in late 2009, plans were announced to move Gladstone to a more prominent location, before mounting the vessel out of the water on a plinth when the museum upgrade is complete.

Citations

  1. Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99 (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 28. ISBN 071061795X. OCLC 39372676.
  2. Mitchell, Farewell to the Fremantle class, p. 105
  3. ^ Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946, p. 89
  4. ^ Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946, p. 88
  5. Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 222
  6. "Dramatic navy boat chase evidence caught on video". Sunday Territorian. 15 April 1990.
  7. HMAS Gladstone Report of Proceedings March 1991
  8. ^ "HMAS GLADSTONE decommissions to become museum" (PDF). The Navy. 69 (3). Navy League of Australia: 28. July–September 2007. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |title= at position 32 (help)
  9. ^ Lanzon, Ren (3 November 2009). "HMAS Gladstone on her way". Gladstone Observer. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

References

  • Gillett, Ross (1988). Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946. Brookvale, NSW: Child & Associates. ISBN 0-86777-219-0. OCLC 23470364.
  • Jones, Peter (2001). "Towards Self Reliance". In Stevens, David (ed.). The Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-555542-2. OCLC 50418095.
  • Mitchell, Brett (2007). "Farewell to the Fremantle Class". In Forbes, Andrew & Lovi, Michelle (ed.). Australian Maritime Issues 2006 (PDF). Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. Sea Power Centre - Australia. ISBN 0-642-29644-8. ISSN 1327-5658. Retrieved 12 May 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
    • The chapter is available separately as Semaphore, Issue 17, 2005 in PDF and HTML formats.
Fremantle-class patrol boats

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