Austal Delivers Second Cape Class Patrol Boat Early to Australian Customs and Border Protection

Cape Class Patrol Boat - Cape Byron 

Cape Class Patrol Boats –Cape Byron (CCPB 2) (background) with sister ship Cape Nelson (CCPB 3) (foreground)

Austal Limited is pleased to announce it has delivered the second of eight Cape Class Patrol Boats being supplied to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a $330 million design, build and in-service support contract. Cape Byron was delivered four weeks ahead of its original delivery date.
The remaining six Cape Class vessels are at various stages of construction and will be delivered progressively through to August 2015, in line with the contract.