The Royal Australian Navy commissioned the first of its new class of offshore patrol vessels, HMAS Arafura, at Fremantle Passenger Terminal on Saturday 28 June 2025. Construction of the ship began on 15 November 2018 and Arafura was launched on 16 December 2021 with the ship’s sponsor being Olympian Nova Peris. Arafura commissions after additional work on the fire protection system and an extensive sea trials which began in August 2024.
