HMAS Maitland (ACPB 88)

	HMAS Maitland on the day of her commissioning at Newcastle, New South Wales
History
Australia
Recommissioned	6 October 2022
Identification	MMSI number: 503000214; Callsign: VNZ3325;
Status	Fitting out
History
Australia
Namesake	City of Maitland, New South Wales
Builder	Austal Ships, Henderson, Western Australia
Commissioned	29 September 2006
Decommissioned	28 April 2022
Identification	MMSI number: 503206000; Callsign: VKMK;
Motto	"Invincible"
Status	Transferred to Austal
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;

PBAT Sentinel, formerly HMAS Maitland (ACPB 88), named for the city of Maitland, New South Wales, is an Armidale-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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