First Cape patrol boat named

摘要

THE FIRST-IN-SERIES Cape class patrol boat has been officially named the Cape St Ceorge during a ceremony held at Austal's Henderson shipyard in Western Australia in January 2013.It is the first of eight new boats being built by Austal for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a design, construct and in-service support contract valued at approximately AS330M.The vessel has since undergone final fit out and sea trials, with some other testing still to be completed prior to delivery to the customer.