HMAS Shepparton (II)
HMAS
Shepparton
(II)
 |
| Class |
Paluma Class |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Role |
|
| Pennant |
A03 |
| International Callsign |
VLRZ |
| Motto |
By Wisdom and Courage |
| Home Port | |
| Builder |
Eglo, Adelaide |
| Launched |
5 December 1989 |
| Commissioned |
24 January 1990 |
| Decommissioned |
16 June 2023 |
| Dimensions & Displacement | |
| Displacement | 325 tonnes |
| Length | 36.6 metres |
| Beam | 12.8 metres |
| Draught | 2.65 metres |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Range | 3600 nautical miles |
| Complement | |
| Crew | 15 |
| Propulsion | |
| Machinery | 2 x Detroit 12V-92TA diesels |
| Armament | |
| Radars | Kelvin Hughes 1007 |
| Sonars | Thales Petrel three-dimensional forward looking active high frequency |
| Awards | |
| Inherited Battle Honours | |
| Resources | |
| News Articles | |
| Image Gallery | |
The AGSCs HMA Ships Shepparton (II) and Benalla (II) generally operate in pairs, and are designed for hydrographic survey operations in the shallow waters of northern Australia. Their twin hulls provide good stability in heavy conditions, and good living room and space below the main deck. In addition, the catamaran hull sits well out of the water, the ship drawing only 2.2 metres - a favourable characteristic in shoaling and reef waters where the ships are required to operate.
Each Survey Motor Launch (SML) carries the latest in navigation aids, and survey and computerised hydrographic data processing equipment. All data collected by the ship is stored on CD-ROM and forwarded to the Australian Hydrographic Office for subsequent publication in navigational products ranging from paper to electronic charts.
HMAS Shepparton sails in formation with a AS350BA Squirrel on completion of Exercise TRITON THUNDER 2012 off the coast of Darwin.
HMAS Shepparton conducting the Torres Strait Survey.
