Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel

The Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels is a multipurpose small warship class for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Initially proposed in the 2009 Defence White Paper and marked as procurement project SEA 1180. A total of twenty-eight vessels will be built to replace thirty-six vessels across five different ship classes: The Armidale-class patrol boats, Rushcutter and Huon-class minehunters, the Leeuwin-class survey vessels, and the Paluma-class survey motor launches. Although having a common design (which could be up to 2,000 tonnes in displacement), the ships would use a modular mission payload system to fulfill specific roles; primarily border patrol, mine warfare, and hydrographic survey.

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 * HMAS Arafura - under construction
 * HMAS Eyre - planned for construction
 * HMAS Pilbara - under construction
 * HMAS Gippsland - planned for construction
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