Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Cape Schanck, named after Cape Schanck in Victoria, is an evolved Cape-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
[1] The ship will be the eighth of ten evolved Cape-class patrol boats to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy.
[1] The ship is the second boat of the second order of two evolved Cape-class patrol boats the RAN ordered in April 2022, at a projected cost of $124 million.
[1][2] In November 2023, the RAN ordered a further two evolved Cape-class patrols, at a cost of A$157.1 million.
[3] The ship is being built by Austal in Henderson, Western Australia and was launched in mid-2024.