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545:, was delivered at the end of August 2015. The project cost A$ 330 million, including in-service support to be provided by Austal: the largest procurement undertaken by the Customs and Border Protection Service. Although originally due to leave service in 2010, ships of the Bay class remained in service until the Cape class fully entered service. In Australian service, the patrol boats were initially identified with the ship prefix "ACV" (Australian Customs Vessel); this was changed to "ABFC" (Australian Border Force Cutter) following the establishment of the
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from completion in 2017. 2 vessels were ordered by
Trinidad and Tobago for their coast guard in 2018 with the vessels delivered in 2021. The RAN placed an order for six 'Evolved' Cape-class vessels in 2020, a second order in 2022 for an additional two vessels, and a third order in 2023 for a further
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In May 2020, the Royal
Australian Navy placed an order for six 'Evolved' Cape-class vessels. The 'Evolved' Cape-class has several enhancements and has increased crew capacity from 22 to 32 people. In April 2022, the RAN ordered two additional 'Evolved' Cape-class vessels. Austal delivered the first
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the patrol boats to the
Department of Defence on their completion in mid-2017. The new vessels will be included in the in-service support contract for the Border Force patrol boats, and if Defence does not continue on with the charter after the initial three-year period, the National Australia Bank
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announced the acquisition of two Cape-class patrol boats. The vessels will enhance the border protection capabilities of the country in conjunction with the existing Coast Guard fleet, and will join six Austal Fast Patrol Craft acquired in 2009. The vessels' names were taken from two of the three
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According to media reports, prior to the tender process, information about the project was leaked to Austal by a senior
Customs official. The leak was reported to occur during an investigation of claims that the tendering requirements had been set up to favour Austal. Customs stated in March 2013
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that reports of leaks during the tendering process were unfounded, and that internal and external investigations of the accusation concluded that the tender process had not been compromised or set up to favour a particular tenderer.
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interception craft in cradles at the stern, along with a small boat carried amidships. Several updates and reconfigurations were implemented in response to issues found with the previous class of patrol boats built by Austal, the
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were chartered by the RAN from July 2015 to the end of 2016 to supplement naval patrol boat availability. In naval service, the patrol boats are crewed by RAN personnel, operate from
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to the RAN in March 2022. In
November 2023, the RAN ordered two new vessels to replace and significantly enhance the RAN's at-sea navigation and seamanship training capability.
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was awarded the tender for eight patrol boats on 12 August 2011. Each vessel is 57.8 m (189 ft 8 in) in length, with a
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Prime
Minister Scott Morrison; Minister for Defence Peter Dutton; Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price (18 April 2022).
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On 13 December 2015, Austal announced that two more Cape-class vessels had been ordered. The $ 63 million contract is with the
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was due to be replaced in 2010, but it was not until June of that year that a
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on 15 March 2013. The boats have been named after eight capes in
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of 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Propulsion machinery consists of two
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1784:"Keeping our borders safe and supporting Australian industry"
1533:"Austal delivers Australia's final Cape-class patrol vessel"
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1863:"federal/2015/12/18/australian-border-force-in-darwin.html"
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AU$ 54 million (US$ 40.6 million) per unit (FY 2020)
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1807:"Acceptance of first evolved Cape class patrol boat"
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Royal Australian Navy School of Underwater Medicine
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1805:Minister for Defence Peter Dutton (23 March 2022).
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Navy and Customs vessels cut back on border patrols
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2 Ă— 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) Gemini RHIBs
1701:"Navy to get new patrol boats to boost capability"
357:2 x differential global positioning systems (DGPS)
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1473:Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
1323:"Austal Awarded Cape Class Patrol Boat Contract"
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2059:Besser, Linton; Snow, Deborah (18 March 2013).
1499:"First Cape Class Patrol Boat officially named"
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410:. Ordered in 2011, the vessels were built by
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1731:"Cape-class Patrol Boat (Austal Patrol 58)"
1674:"New patrol boats to boost Navy capability"
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1329:. Austal. 12 August 2011. Archived from
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363:1 x electro-optical sensor system (EOSS)
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2061:"$ 350 million boat deal leak revealed"
2036:"Govt to buy new border patrol vessels"
1570:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
1424:. Royal Australian Navy. Archived from
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2877:Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos
2796:Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre
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1899:. News Corp Australia. Archived from
1453:$ 350 million boat deal leak revealed
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1268:. Senate – Estimates. 19 October 2015
2765:List of Royal Australian Navy losses
2221:Director-General Maritime Operations
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1236:"Cape Class Patrol Boats, Australia"
3075:Australian Border Force Marine Unit
2887:Australian Commonwealth Naval Board
2334:Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight
1999:IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012–2013
1364:IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012–2013
241:10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
233:57.8 m (189 ft 8 in)
13:
2358:Navy People Training and Resources
1843:from the original on 29 April 2024
1711:from the original on 29 April 2024
1574:from the original on 29 April 2024
1531:Rahmat, Ridzwan (31 August 2015).
1385:. Austal. May 2013. Archived from
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1418:"Cape Class ships join the Fleet"
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3203:List of Cape-class patrol boats
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2330:Australian Hydrographic Service
2067:. Fairfax Media. Archived from
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1380:"Austal Patrol 58 – Cape Class"
1149:Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
408:Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
249:3 m (9 ft 10 in)
168:2020–2024 (10 allocated to RAN)
165:2018–2021 (2 allocated to TTCG)
114:Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
2781:Royal Australian Navy Memorial
2735:International Force East Timor
2412:-class landing helicopter dock
2362:Royal Australian Naval College
2247:Royal Australian Naval Reserve
2084:Parnell, Sean (26 July 2010).
2042:. 23 June 2010. Archived from
1763:(Press release). 18 April 2022
1416:Paroz, Des (5 December 2015).
162:2015–2017 (2 allocated to RAN)
159:2011–2015 (8 allocated to ABF)
1:
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2690:Colonial navies of Australia
2487:Craft of Opportunity Program
2040:Australian Security Magazine
1307:Australian Security Magazine
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604:of the 'Evolved' Cape-class
376:2 x .50 calibre machine guns
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2656:Operation Sovereign Borders
2477:Naval procurement programme
2231:Warrant Officer of the Navy
1837:Australian Defence Ministry
1653:(Press release). 1 May 2020
505:in January 2013, and named
298:(46 km/h; 29 mph)
277:2 x fixed pitch propellers
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2836:Garden Island Naval Chapel
2730:Operation Navy Help Darwin
2695:Jervois-Scratchley reports
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2005:. Coulsdon: IHS Jane's.
1990:
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3229:Cape-class patrol boats
2949:Cape-class patrol boats
2801:Australian White Ensign
2755:Middle East deployments
2325:Clearance Diving Branch
2257:Maritime Border Command
2112:Cape Class Patrol Boats
1266:Parliament of Australia
1242:. Verdict Media Limited
678:Australian Border Force
554:National Australia Bank
547:Australian Border Force
470:, providing 5,050
438:Design and construction
427:National Australia Bank
400:Australian Border Force
274:2 x ZF 9055A gearboxes
207:General characteristics
88:Australian Border Force
2857:Department of the Navy
2821:Esther Williams Trophy
2510:Fleet Base West (HMAS
2461:Cape-class patrol boat
2416:Bay-class landing ship
2252:Australian Navy Cadets
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416:Bay-class patrol boats
2965:Royal Australian Navy
2786:Minister for the Navy
2183:Royal Australian Navy
2146:Royal Australian Navy
2092:. News Corp Australia
2003:Jane's Fighting Ships
862:Royal Australian Navy
583:
492:Royal Australian Navy
431:Department of Defence
404:Royal Australian Navy
101:Royal Australian Navy
2618:Admiral of the Fleet
2444:-class survey vessel
2267:Units and Formations
2211:Deputy Chief of Navy
1503:Austal Media Release
1392:on 14 September 2013
1333:on 27 September 2011
541:. The final vessel,
414:to replace Customs'
319:Boats & landing
19:For other uses, see
16:Class of patrol boat
3234:Patrol boat classes
2451:-class motor launch
2320:Mine Warfare Forces
2226:Commodore Flotillas
1869:on 26 February 2018
1543:on 2 September 2015
1509:on 22 February 2014
1451:Besser & Snow,
612:Operational history
590:Trinidad and Tobago
565:. The two vessels,
3047:Under construction
2665:Operation Highroad
2661:Operation Resolute
2423:-class patrol boat
2315:Patrol Boat Forces
1891:(9 October 2015).
1428:on 8 December 2015
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577:, are in service.
448:request for tender
354:2 x gyro compasses
346:processing systems
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2710:Malayan Emergency
2685:Australia Station
2668:Operation Manitou
2628:List of personnel
2430:-class minehunter
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2345:Navy Headquarters
2310:Submarine Service
2114:at Austal website
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1967:Austal: Corporate
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1625:Austal: Corporate
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3091:Cape Jervis
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1986:References
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1432:7 December
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2537:Cerberus
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2421:Armidale
2410:Canberra
2396:Adelaide
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1973:4 August
1847:29 April
1841:Archived
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1483:17 April
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