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''Geraldton'' was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at [[Cairns, Queensland]] on 3 May 1982. She was launched on 22 October 1983 and commissioned into the RAN on 10 December 1983.
''Geraldton'' was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at [[Cairns, Queensland]] on 3 May 1982. She was launched on 22 October 1983 and commissioned into the RAN on 10 December 1983.


''Geraldton'' was decommissioned on 7 October 2006.<ref>http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=6053</ref>
''Geraldton'' was decommissioned on 7 October 2006.<ref>http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=6053</ref> She was taken apart for scrap in Darwin.

" Geraldton " Scrapped Darwin


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{{Fremantle class patrol boat}}

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[[Category:Ships of the Royal Australian Navy|Geraldton]]
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[[Category:Cold War naval ships of Australia]]

Revision as of 03:10, 5 November 2008

HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213), named for the port city of Geraldton, Western Australia, was a Fremantle class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Geraldton was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland on 3 May 1982. She was launched on 22 October 1983 and commissioned into the RAN on 10 December 1983.

Geraldton was decommissioned on 7 October 2006.[1] She was taken apart for scrap in Darwin.

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