Media in category "Cape class patrol boats" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Austal was awarded the contract for the design, construction and through-life support of the Cape Class patrol boats for the Australian Border Force (formerly the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service) in August 2011. Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Patrol vessels of the Customs Marine Unit (Australia), Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, http://www.austal.com/en/products-and-services/defence-products/patrol-boats/cape-class-patrol-boats.aspx, "Austal Awarded Cape Class Patrol Boat Contract", http://www.austal.com/ja/media/media-releases/11-08-12/Austal-Awarded-Cape-Class-Patrol-Boat-Contract.aspx, "First Cape Class Patrol Boat officially named", http://www.austal.com/en/media/media-releases/13-03-15/First-Cape-Class-Patrol-Boat-officially-named.aspx, "Media Statement - Cape St George - 15 March 2013", http://customs.gov.au/site/CapeStGeorge.asp, "First Cape Class Patrol Boat officially named Cape St George", http://www.ministerhomeaffairs.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2013/First%20Quarter/15-March-2013-First-Cape-Class-Patrol-Boat.aspx, "Media Statement - Bay Class Replacement Vessel process - 19 March 2013", http://customs.gov.au/site/130319mediastatement_bayclass.asp, http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Austal-looks-to-Asia-and-Middle-East-3QA3X, http://www.securityaccess.com.au/4EEF584C-7E56-11DF-94E8005056B05D57, http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/350-million-boat-deal-leak-revealed-20130317-2g8tr.html, "Navy and Customs vessels cut back on border patrols", http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/navy-and-customs-vessels-cut-back-on-border-patrols/story-e6frg6nf-1225896769358, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Cape-class_patrol_boat?oldid=2625342, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls. The eight 58 metre aluminium monohulls were delivered between March 2013 and September 2015. Longitudinally framed construction was used to save weight. Arey's Pond Boat Yard (Cape Cod catboats, sailboats and wooden boats, South Orleans, Massachusetts) Aricom Yacht Services (Full service yacht repair yard with winter storage, Terneuzen, the Netherlands) Arima Marine International, Inc. (Motorboats 15-22', Bremerton, Washington) AristoCraft Boats (Wooden outboard speedboats, Alpharetta, Georgia) Following availability issues with the Armidale class, two vessels were chartered by the Royal Australian Navy from mid-2015 to late 2016. The vessels will be built by local shipbuilder Austal. The 110-foot Island-class patrol boats of Sector Juneau descended upon Ketchikan, Alaska, to participate in this year’s annual Patrol Boat Roundup. Equipment Categories Austal is a true leader in product and process innovation - with proven success in developing new ideas and creating designs, systems and services that provide practical solutions and add value to our customers’ operations. [9] This was specifically refuted by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, which issued a statement[10] "to set out the full circumstances of this matter" on 19 March 2013. [2][3][4], According to media reports, prior to the tender process, information about the project was leaked to Austal by a senior Customs official. Longitudinally framed construction was used to save weight. During work on the first two patrol boats, the estimated cost … Patrol Boats. Marine Protector Class Boat. The Guardian-class patrol boats are a class of small patrol vessels designed and built in Australia for small Pacific Ocean countries.. [5] It was named Cape St. George on 15 March 2013[6][7][8], The new patrol boats will enter service between March 2013 and August 2015, with the Bay class likely to remain in service until the latter date. The Royal Australian Navy currently operates the Armidale Class Patrol Boat and an additional two Cape Class Patrol Boats. The design utilized a mild steel hull and an aluminum superstructure. Austal was awarded a contract for the design, construction and through-life support of eight (8) Cape-class Patrol Boats for the Australian Border Force in August 2011. [9] Internal and external investigations of the accusation concluded that the tender process had not been compromised. The Bay class was due to be replaced in 2010, but it was not until June of that year that a request for tender was issued for eight new, larger patrol boats. 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