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The Australian Department of Defence has accepted the first Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, NUSHIP Arafura, for testing and evaluation ahead of delivery to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). NUSHIP Arafura is the first of class vessel delivered under project SEA 1180 , built by Luerssen Australia at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. The project will eventually deliver six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the RAN, at an estimated unit cost of US$200 million apiece.
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