Specifications 50crew 2550full load (tn) 71.20length (m) 15.20beam (m) 4.40draught (m) 8000range (nm) 15max speed (knots) Aircraft Typical Max RAN SNIA AS350 Ecureuil 01 List of Ships Filter: AllAU - Royal Australian Navy .......... 2 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 2000--RANA245HMAS LeeuwinVLSE20002024RANA246HMAS Melville2 units Events 1996-apr-02OrderedOrdered A245 HMAS Leeuwin 1996-apr-02OrderedOrdered A246 HMAS Melville 1997-jun-01LaunchedLaunched A245 HMAS Leeuwin 1998-jun-01LaunchedLaunched A246 HMAS Melville 2000-may-27CommissionedCommissioned A246 HMAS Melville 2000-may-27HomeportHomeport A246 HMAS Melville HMAS Cairns 2000-may-27CommissionedCommissioned A245 HMAS Leeuwin in Cairns 2013-oct-03Port VisitPort Visit A245 HMAS Leeuwin International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review 2017-mar-29DeploymentDeployment A246 HMAS Melville Cyclone Debbie deployed to Daydream Islands for rescue and relief operations 2024-aug-08DecommissionedDecommissioned A246 HMAS Melville
Leeuwin class Moresby class Support Ship ships 
Aircraft