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Royal Australian Navy - Offshore Patrol
Vessel OPV 203 HMAS Arafura |
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class: Offshore Patrol Vessel / OPV;
Arafura class Builders: ASC Shipbuilding, Osborne (Adelaide), South Australia STATUS: Laid down: May 10, 2019 Launched: December 16, 2021 Commissioned: June 28, 2025 IN SERVICE Homeport: HMAS Stirling (Fleet Base West), Garden Island, Western Australia Namesake: Arafura Sea Ships Motto: INTERCEPT Technical Data: see INFO > Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel / OPV |
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HMAS Arafura (OPV 203): Commissioned on 28 June 2025, HMAS Arafura is the first of 6 Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), built to replace the Armidale class and Cape class patrol boats. Arafura was constructed by Luerssen Australia in partnership with ASC Pty Ltd at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. The vessel will support specialist mission packages such as a maritime tactical unmanned aerial system. In the future, it will support rapid environmental assessment and deployable mine countermeasure capabilities. Protecting Australia’s coastal and territorial waters, Arafura’s primary focus will be on fisheries protection, border security, customs and law enforcement operations. Patrolling Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone, Arafura will work with Australian Border Force, Australian Federal Police and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. It will also collaborate with regional partners to uphold Australian and International law. This is to ensure our region’s security, defence and economic prosperity against: - unauthorised entry - breaches of customs, immigration and drugs legislation - illegal activity - risks to the integrity of national fish-stocks, marine environments and other natural resources |
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Arafura Sea ...also known as the Arafuru Sea, lies west of the Pacific Ocean, overlying the continental shelf between Australia and Western New Guinea (also called Papua). |
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