ABFC Cape Wessel

	ABFC Cape York, sister ship of Cape Wessel, at Austal shipyards in Henderson, Western Australia in December 2020
History
Australia
Namesake	Cape Wessel
Builder	Austal, Henderson, Western Australia
Commissioned	2015
Identification	IMO number: 9684615; MMSI number: 503000010; Callsign: VHJS;
General characteristics
Class and type	Cape-class patrol boat
Length	57.8 m (189 ft 8 in)
Beam	10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 x Caterpillar 3516C main engines with output of 2,525 kW (3,386 hp)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	18
Armament	2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns

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]

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

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

External links

[Navaltechnology-1] "Cape Class Patrol Boats". Naval Technology. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[2] "Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boats, Australia". Naval Technology. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[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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