ADV Cape Spencer – Australia
Austal Australia has successfully launched the future ADV Cape Spencer, the ninth Evolved Cape-class patrol boat ordered by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Upon completion, the aluminium monohulled newbuild will have an LOA of 57.8 metres, a beam of 10.3 metres, a draught of approximately three metres, and accommodation for 32 crewmembers and other personnel.
Austal said the Evolved Capes were built with a number of enhancements over the baseline Cape-class patrol boats, improving operational capability and crew capacity compared to the vessels already operated by the navy and Australian Border Force.
Like their baseline Cape-class sisters, the Evolved Cape-class boats were built for sustained operations lasting a maximum of 28 days or covering a range of 4,000 nautical miles in conditions up to Sea State four. They will also retain the baseline Cape-class boats’ standard armament of two pintle-mounted 12.7mm machine guns.
The Evolved Cape-class patrol boat project, which initially comprised only six 58-metre aluminium monohull patrol boats for the RAN from May 2020, was extended by two vessels in Ap
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