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[td]Eight Cape-class patrol boats were built for the [[Australian Customs and Border Protection Service]] (now the [[Australian Border Force]]) by [[Austal]] between 2012 and 2015, as replacements for the {{sclass2|Bay|patrol boat|4}}.<ref name="ASMcape">Australian Security Magazine, ''Govt to buy new border patrol vessels''</ref><ref name="AusAwarded">{{cite web |date=12 August 2011 |title=Austal Awarded Cape Class Patrol Boat Contract |url=http://www.austal.com/ja/media/medi...-Awarded-Cape-Class-Patrol-Boat-Contract.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011092...-Awarded-Cape-Class-Patrol-Boat-Contract.aspx |archive-date=27 September 2011 |access-date=23 August 2011 |work=Media Releases |publisher=Austal}}</ref> Following the loss of {{HMAS|Bundaberg|ACPB 91|6}} and hull issues with the ''Armidale'' class requiring an intense remedial maintenance program, two Cape-class patrol boats were leased to the RAN from late 2015 until the end of 2016.<ref name="McPhedranLease" /> The patrol boats operate from {{HMAS|Cairns|naval base|6}} and {{HMAS|Coonawarra}} in Darwin. These vessels are identified with the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) [[ship prefix|prefix]], ADV ''Cape Fourcroy'' and ADV ''Cape Inscription'' retain the blue-and-red customs colour scheme whilst the Evolved Cape-class ships have a gray colour scheme.<ref name="ParozCapeJoin">{{cite news |last=Paroz |first=Des |date=5 December 2015 |title=Cape Class ships join the Fleet |url=http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Dec2015/Fleet/2540/Cape-Class-ships-join-the-Fleet.htm |access-date=7 December 2015 |work=Navy Daily |publisher=Royal Australian Navy}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Eight Cape-class patrol boats were built for the [[Australian Customs and Border Protection Service]] (now the [[Australian Border Force]]) by [[Austal]] between 2012 and 2015, as replacements for the {{sclass2|Bay|patrol boat|4}}.<ref name="ASMcape">Australian Security Magazine, ''Govt to buy new border patrol vessels''</ref><ref name="AusAwarded">{{cite web |date=12 August 2011 |title=Austal Awarded Cape Class Patrol Boat Contract |url=http://www.austal.com/ja/media/medi...-Awarded-Cape-Class-Patrol-Boat-Contract.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011092...-Awarded-Cape-Class-Patrol-Boat-Contract.aspx |archive-date=27 September 2011 |access-date=23 August 2011 |work=Media Releases |publisher=Austal}}</ref> Following the loss of {{HMAS|Bundaberg|ACPB 91|6}} and hull issues with the ''Armidale'' class requiring an intense remedial maintenance program, two Cape-class patrol boats were leased to the RAN from late 2015 until the end of 2016.<ref name="McPhedranLease" /> The patrol boats operate from {{HMAS|Cairns|naval base|6}} and {{HMAS|Coonawarra}} in Darwin. These vessels are identified with the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) [[ship prefix|prefix]]; ADV ''Cape Fourcroy'' and ADV ''Cape Inscription'' retain the blue-and-red customs colour scheme whilst the Evolved Cape-class ships have a grey naval colour scheme.<ref name="ParozCapeJoin">{{cite news |last=Paroz |first=Des |date=5 December 2015 |title=Cape Class ships join the Fleet |url=http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Dec2015/Fleet/2540/Cape-Class-ships-join-the-Fleet.htm |access-date=7 December 2015 |work=Navy Daily |publisher=Royal Australian Navy}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Two new boats were ordered on 2017 and the two leased were returned to the ABF.[/td]
[td]Two new boats were ordered in 2017, and the two leased vessels were returned to the ABF.[/td]
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