Australia Launches First Arafura-Class Offshore Patrol Vessel
Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), NUSHIP Arafura, was launched today at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia – the first in a fleet of 12 OPVs being built for the Royal Australian Navy to replace the Armidale and Cape class patrol boats.
Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutto…
