HMAS Geraldton decommissioned (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

After 23 years of active service, HMAS Geraldton has lowered her white ensign for the last time. The Royal Australian Navy's Fremantle Class Patrol Boat (FCPB) was decommissioned in a traditional ceremony in her home port of Darwin on Saturday. The Geraldton is the 11th FCPB to be decommissioned following the introduction of the Navy's 14 Armidale Class Patrol Boats. The first, HMAS Armidale, was commissioned in June last year. Geraldton's commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Aaron Nye, was ...