ABFC_Cape_Wessel

ABFC <i>Cape Wessel</i>

ABFC Cape Wessel

Cape-class patrol boat of the Australian Border Force

ABFC Cape Wessel, named after Cape Wessel in the Northern Territory, is a Cape-class patrol boat of the marine unit of the Australian Border Force.[1]

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The ship was the seventh of eight Cape-class patrol boats to be delivered to the Australian Border Force. The boat, built by Austal in Henderson, Western Australia, had its keel laid in July 2014 and delivered in August 2015.[1]

Austal was awarded a $350 million contract to construct eight Cape-class patrol boats for the Australian Border Force to replace the Bay-class patrol boats in 2011, with the eight boats delivered between 2013 and 2015.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cape Class Patrol Boats". Naval Technology. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boats, Australia". Naval Technology. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Six More Austal-Built Cape-Class Patrol Boats For The Royal Australian Navy". Naval News. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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