[1] Wollongong is the only RAN vessel to have appeared in two television series, portraying a fictional Fremantle-class patrol boat in both.

[citation needed] The main weapon was originally to be two 30-mm guns on a twin-mount, but the reconditioned Bofors were selected to keep costs down; provision was made to install an updated weapon later in the class' service life, but this did not eventuate.

[7] On 31 May 1985, Wollongong grounded on rocks at Gabo Island, causing extensive damage to the vessel.

[12] This footage was conflated with scenes shot aboard the operational HMAS Ipswich to create the fictional patrol boat.

[12] The patrol boat was broken up for scrap in Port Macquarie during 2007, at a cost of $400,000 to the Australian government.