[5] During sea trials, Fremantle was revealed to be 20 tons over the contract's proscribed weight, leading to unpopularity in the media.

[1][6] However, the design proved its worth when it was diverted from trial to successfully rescue a British sailor thrown from a fishing trawler.

[1] Delivery of previous Brooke Marine patrol boats to the client nations was normally done by loading the craft on a heavy lift ship.

[7] During this voyage, Fremantle was tested to limits; encountering windstorms reaching Force 6, a sandstorm in the Red Sea, high-temperature and -humidity conditions, and a monsoon.

[9] Fremantle was in service for 26 years, and travelled a distance of 535,705 nautical miles (992,126 km; 616,478 mi) from commissioning.