HMAS Broome (ACPB 90)

	HMAS Broome during the International Fleet Review 2013
History
Australia
Namesake	City of Broome, Western Australia
Builder	Austal, Henderson, Western Australia
Commissioned	10 February 2007
Homeport	HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin
Identification	MMSI number: 503212000; Callsign: VKPH;
Motto	"Fight and Endure"
Honours and; awards	Two inherited battle honours
Status	Active as of 2016
General characteristics
Class and type	Armidale-class patrol boat
Displacement	300 tons standard load
Length	56.8 m (186 ft)
Beam	9.7 m (32 ft)
Draught	2.7 m (8.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 4000 16V 6,225 horsepower (4,642 kW) diesels driving twin propellers
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	21 days standard, 42 days maximum
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × Zodiac 7.2 m (24 ft) RHIBs
Complement	21 standard, 29 maximum
Sensors and ; processing systems	Bridgemaster E surface search/navigation radar
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Prism III radar warning system; Toplite electro-optical detection system; Warrlock direction finding system;
Armament	1 × Rafael Typhoon stabilised gun mount fitted with a 25 mm (1 in) M242 Bushmaster autocannon; 2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns;

HMAS Broome (ACPB 90), named for the city of Broome, Western Australia, is an Armidale-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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