ADV Cape Peron 315, Aust Border Force Cape Class Patrol Boat, Enters Cairns Harbour on 18 Sept 2024.

- ‪@shipsintropicaloz‬ Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Cape Peron (315) entering Carns Harbour on 18 Sept 2024.
Cape Peron is an evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat. It is one of Navy’s principal contributions to the nation’s fisheries protection, immigration, customs and drug law enforcement operations. The vessels work hand-in-hand with other Government agencies as part of the Australian Border Force. In the event of war they would be tasked to control the waters close to the Australian mainland.
Patrol boats are a primary enabler of the Australian Defence Force contribution to Operation Sovereign Borders, a whole of government effort to protect Australia's borders and offshore interests. In association with Border Force, Australian Fisheries and Australian Federal Police, these operations protect against:
unauthorised entry
breaches of customs, immigration and drugs legislation
illegal activity
risks to the integrity of national fish-stocks, marine environments and other natural resources.
When protecting Australia’s borders, crews are employed on a range of constabulary duties involving tracking, intercepting, stopping and boarding other vessels, and sometimes arresting their crews and seizing cargo.
Built by Austal in Freemantle, Western Australia and crewed by 21, these vessels are armed with 2 x 12.7mm machine guns.