. . . . . . . . . . . "Gawler was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland on 18 January 1982.[citation needed] She was launched on 9 July 1983, and commissioned into the RAN on 27 August 1983.[citation needed]"@en . . . "Gawler was laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland on 18 January 1982.[citation needed] She was launched on 9 July 1983, and commissioned into the RAN on 27 August 1983.[citation needed]"@en . . . . . . "--01-18"^^ . "HMAS Gawler (FCPB 212)"@en .