Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Cape Otway, named after Cape Otway, is an evolved of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
It is the first of eight evolved Cape-class patrol boats to be delivered to the RAN. Prior to Cape Otway, the RAN already operated the Cape-class patrol boats and .
It was built by Austal in Henderson, Western Australia, accepted on 23 March 2022 and based at in Queensland, where it arrived in June 2022.Austal Australia delivers 1st evolved Cape class patrol boat to Royal Australian Navy Austal 23 March 2022 The patrol boat's primary duty lies in fisheries protection, immigration, customs and drug law enforcement operations.
The ship is one of the original six evolved Cape-class patrol boats the RAN ordered in April 2020 to replace the s in this role, at a projected cost of A$324million. This order was subsequently expanded by another two boats in April 2022, at an additional projected cost of $124million. In November 2023, the RAN ordered a further two evolved Cape-class patrols, at a cost of A$157.1million.
Service History Towards the end of 2025, Teekay Shipping Australia was awarded a contract under the Australia Defence Maritime Support Services Program (DMSSP) to provide crewing and support for ADV Cape Otway as one of the Royal Australian Navy's new navigational training vessel intended to replace the current MV Mercator. She was seen sporting the blue hull and white superstructure paint scheme of the National Support Squadron in February 2026.
References
External links Royal Australian Navy webpage for ADV Cape Otway Austal: Cape-class Patrol Boat (Austal Patrol 58)