Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat + Guardian-class Patrol Boat Together - Sea Trial - April 2022

Austal's Patrol 58 (Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat, ECCPB) and Patrol 40 (Guardian Class Patrol Boat, GCPB), filmed at sea together for the first time.
The Royal Australian Navy's first Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat, ADV Cape Otway (314) and the Cook Islands Police newest vessel, "Te Kukupa II" (to be handed over in May 2022) were filmed conducting sea trials manoeuvres in the Cockburn Sound, off the coast of Henderson, Western Australia.
The Evolved Cape Class and Guardian Class Patrol Boats are both designed, constructed and sustained by the team at Austal Australia, a proud capability partner in Australia's National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise, contributing to Australia's sovereign capability.
Eight ECCPB's are to be delivered to the RAN over 2022 - 2024, while 21 x GCPB's are to be delivered to the Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Defence) under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project. The Australian Government is gifting all 21 GCPB's to 12 Pacific Island nations and Timor Leste over 2018-2023. Austal Australia has delivered 14 GCPB's to April 2022 and is on track to deliver all vessels on time and on budget.
An unprecedented 9 vessels are scheduled to be delivered by Austal Australia in CY2022 - 4 x ECCPB's and 5 x GCPB's.
For more information on these vessels please go to austal.com

[@dragonz_breath4072]

Thank you from FIJI

[@billestew7535]

Those Evolved Cape Class look like they can really giddy up go

[@gershamrareai7500]

thank you for show this watching from the Cook Islands.

[@markjmaxwell9819]

The Naval version of the Evolved cape class should have a MK44 30mm main gun. The Armidales had a 25mm so why they didn't fit a main gun to these vessels is a mystery to me. 😎🇦🇺

[@rsdi_art]

Awesome ship

[@chrismitchell4622]

The new Patrol 60 a better bet with an ADI 40mm manufactured in Australia

[@asarono]

Wish Indonesian Coast Guard would adopt it as our patrol boat against the intruders from the north

[@asarono]

@@carisi2k11 yes you are right

[@skoobz8]

That’s why we have them, from the intruders to the north. 🤣🤣

[@asarono]

@@skoobz8 we are your northern neighbour 😁😁😁

[@mattross83]

China!* They’re not voldmort!

[@EatmaKoochi-qp7xd]

Did they fix the problems of weak hull? The Tongan or Solomon Navy patrol boats also from Austal had problems with ship breaking apart

[@thiagotirapelle290]

Awesome

[@informationcollectionpost3257]

I have always wondered if you plan on adding one of two 40 mm rapid fire guns with a radar tie in for both aircraft and surface defense to this vessel? The vessel appears to be very lightly armed. Perhaps a sonar unit and some torpedoes would be a good addition too.

[@DavidOlver]

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[@TheIMadManI]

It's a patrol boat meant for civillian border control not active military fighting. Smaller fishing vessels or similar sized boats that may be containing illegal goods or operating illegally are it's main/only priorities. These patrol boats only usually house a crew of 22 - 30 personnel. Plus the RAN already has frigates and destroyers which fill the role of an attack vessel much better. The patrol boat will likely get hit by a Air to surface or Ship to ship missile before it can even launch it's torpedo; it also lacks the capacity to hold enough chaff or equip a proper point defense system to stop a small missile salvo from a handful of aircraft or destroyer. All it needs to be is fast and nimble. You can bet your top dollar any larger illegal ship will turn away knowing the patrol boat will likely contact a frigate or destroyer for assistance if they keep trying to test border security.

[@DavidOlver]

@@TheIMadManI back then yes but not now

[@Beau74]

They are really pretty ships. It's just a shame that they are barely armed.

[@itairusmihsah3770]

Great tech.... the only problem is FUEL SUPPLY !!

[@chrismitchell4622]

Why

[@benjaminthistle6637]

20 of them, built at Henderson Western Australia They cost AU $54m an US $40.6m They have a crew of 18, Speed of 46km/h with range of 7,400km they can do 1,104km in a day so they can go 6.7days without refueling at full speed, they have endurance of 28 days ,they have 2 x .50 Calibre machine guns ,there's more vessels in the water than armidales

[@benjaminthistle6637]

If the cape class patrol vessel does 264.285km each day it can stay at sea 28 days using engine conservatively, Australian coastline is 34,000km divide that by 20 each vessel patrol a coastline of 1,700km an they can't cover that distance in 24 hours so it doesn't constitute 24 hours patrol that said they are not really on patrol they are just intercepting what's being patrolled by other mechanism. An the number of armidales intercepted every offending vessel , it's a successful undertaking

[@benjaminthistle6637]

I think we need 15 amphibious class vessel with the spiffy F-35b decks to carry 3 F-35B on each amphibious vessel that could carry 1,400 troops 1,000 of them deployable to land, the F-35B has a combat radius of 833km and rang of 1,667km so 15 Amphibious vessel would have a range of 2,266.666km of coastline to probably practice relay troop exchange

[@benjaminthistle6637]

That you would need 21 amphibious vessel to then take advantage of range with amphibious vessel in a chain that creates a straight line combat range of 1,667km of f-35b arguably one F-35B would be doing straight line combat range while other F-55b focus on combat radius out to the sides

[@benjaminthistle6637]

With 15 amphibious vessel economical that do 672km a day with a coastline of 34,000km that's division of coastline of 2,266.666km they could do one way in 3.373 days you could be patrol there an back in a week in a serviceable way. At full sustainable speed they do 840km a day that's 2.698 days one way at that speed that's one way 2.594 times that isn't serviceable in a relay situation it'd pay to be economical

[@benjaminthistle6637]

Arguably we need 15new amphibious vessel 17 in total so two are always at Port getting supply's to service chain exchange situation to extend range endurance

[@maxt7525]

No weapons? Just harsh language maybe?

[@TheIMadManI]

It has two .50 cal machine-guns

[@ronclark9724]

It is a patrol boat, not a frigate... Don't confuse the two please...

[@mattross83]

They approach pirates and threaten them with a strongly worded email.

[@nicheva417]

Need half a dozen specialty designs and then send them out in squadrons like planes. Air-2-air, anti-submarine, command and control, amphibious assault, mine layer, transport, anti-ship, anti-missile etc. Era of the steel giants is over.

[@TheIMadManI]

The ships are far too small for many of the things you're proposing. These ships can hold at max maybe 30 people. And the logistics of managing so many patrol boats is incredibly taxing especially in terms of operating costs for fuel and regular maintenance. Frigates and destroyers that the RAN already deploy are the most realistic option here since they have the capacity to hold the heavy missile and point defense equipment that won't fit on such a tiny ship or at least the ones that do have such a small operating range compared to what an aircraft with an AtS missiles does. The RAN also already has amphibious assault ships that can hold close to a whole Battalion, these things can't even fit a 2 bushmasters.

[@nicheva417]

Those are good points. I just know from the Pacific theatre that the Japanese were forced to take massive contingencies so as not to be caught out by small squadron of PT's, that as a force multiplier have a good cost benefit ratio. I think the Ukraine theatre illustrates the benefit of small mobile low cost platforms versus small number of high end. The logistics is only difficult if you fail to effectively sub-divide and delegate. This setup would force a series of port/bases/depots within the region - which is necessary in war. The American's struggle to get a series of island bases in place during combat is the alternative. Just assuming a blue water navy wont need island logistics fails to remember how much was invested into securing every coastline and port during the pacific theatre. I don't think warfare has changed so much that, that wont be required again in future. A bit convoluted but perhaps you take my meaning. @@TheIMadManI

[@ronclark9724]

That requires a frigate sized vessel, not a patrol boat...

[@nicheva417]

Maybe, some of those sure - they used to be called torpedo boats. Torpedoes are bigger than missiles, no?@@ronclark9724

[@Aussiem8e]

So good to see local manufacturers taking part in defence! But, Australia needs to stop donating shit to other countries.

[@TheIMadManI]

By donating to other nearby nations they help expand border security. Most illegal goods come from nations that act as transport hubs for narcotics that essentially act as a daisy chain to Australia itself either via South American cartels or South East Asian gangs. Since having direct RAN presence in foreign national waters is both impractical due to logistics and very stressful in terms of politics; training and giving them the ships is just expanding the RAN's sphere of influence and surveillance as they act as an early warning system for any threats that may approach Australia. Pretty much just expanding the RAN.

[@ronclark9724]

Every boat Australia builds for itself or for others provides an economic boost throughout the Australian shipbuilding industry coast to coast. It is a win win for everyone involved...

[@Aussiem8e]

@ronclark9724 yes but, giving our military items to Indonesia, who are killing people in png! The png who helped us extremely well in ww2.