Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel

E154849

offshore patrol vessel class warship class

The Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel is a modern class of Australian-built warships designed for maritime patrol, border protection, and constabulary duties in the country’s northern and regional waters.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel canonical	4
Arafura class	1
Arafura-class OPV	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1352861 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel
Context triple: [Royal Australian Navy, operatesVesselClass, Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel]

A. Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel
The Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of Arctic-capable warships designed for surveillance, sovereignty enforcement, and support operations in Canada's northern and coastal waters.
B. Balao class
The Balao class was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy diesel-electric submarines known for their improved diving depth, range, and significant role in the Pacific submarine campaign.
C. Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
The Kingston-class coastal defence vessel is a class of Canadian naval ships designed primarily for coastal surveillance, minesweeping, and patrol duties.
D. Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
E. Hamina-class missile boat
The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast, stealthy Finnish Navy combat vessels designed for coastal defense and equipped with advanced anti-ship and air-defense weaponry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel
Target entity description: The Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel is a modern class of Australian-built warships designed for maritime patrol, border protection, and constabulary duties in the country’s northern and regional waters.

A. Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel
The Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of Arctic-capable warships designed for surveillance, sovereignty enforcement, and support operations in Canada's northern and coastal waters.
B. Balao class
The Balao class was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy diesel-electric submarines known for their improved diving depth, range, and significant role in the Pacific submarine campaign.
C. Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
The Kingston-class coastal defence vessel is a class of Canadian naval ships designed primarily for coastal surveillance, minesweeping, and patrol duties.
D. Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
E. Hamina-class missile boat
The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast, stealthy Finnish Navy combat vessels designed for coastal defense and equipped with advanced anti-ship and air-defense weaponry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	offshore patrol vessel class ⓘ warship class ⓘ
additionalAccommodation	space for embarked personnel ⓘ
armament	25 mm main gun (planned) ⓘ machine guns ⓘ
beam	approximately 13 metres ⓘ
boatLaunchAndRecovery	crane for sea boats ⓘ stern boat ramp ⓘ
builder	ASC ⓘ Civmec ⓘ
constructionLocation	Henderson, Western Australia ⓘ Osborne Naval Shipyard, South Australia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Australia ⓘ
crewComplement	around 40 personnel ⓘ
designedBy	Lürssen (Germany) ⓘ linked to: Lürssen
designedFor	border protection ⓘ constabulary duties ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ environmental protection tasks ⓘ fisheries protection ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ immigration enforcement ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ
displacement	approximately 1640 tonnes full load ⓘ
endurance	approximately 21 days ⓘ
flightDeck	capable of operating a helicopter ⓘ capable of operating unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ
hullType	steel monohull ⓘ
intendedOperator	Australian Border Force ⓘ
length	approximately 80 metres ⓘ
manufacturer	Luerssen Australia ⓘ linked to: Lürssen
missionSystem	containerised mission modules ⓘ modular mission space ⓘ
namedAfter	Arafura Sea ⓘ
operator	Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
partOf	Royal Australian Navy fleet ⓘ
primaryOperatingArea	northern Australian waters ⓘ regional Indo-Pacific waters ⓘ
programName	SEA 1180 Phase 1 ⓘ
propulsion	diesel engines ⓘ
range	more than 4000 nautical miles ⓘ
replaces	Armidale-class patrol boat ⓘ Cape-class patrol boat (chartered units) ⓘ Huon-class minehunter coastal (in some roles) ⓘ linked to: Kingston-class coastal defence vessel Leeuwin-class survey vessel (in some roles) ⓘ Paluma-class survey motor launch (in some roles) ⓘ
sensorFit	electro-optical surveillance systems ⓘ navigation radar ⓘ surface search radar ⓘ
serviceEntry	2020s ⓘ
speed	more than 20 knots ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Australian Navy → operatesVesselClass → Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel ⓘ

Armidale-class patrol boat → replacedBy → Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel ⓘ

Cape-class patrol boat (chartered units) → replacedBy → Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel ⓘ

SEA 1180 Phase 1 → platformAcquired → Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel ⓘ

SEA 1180 Phase 1 → platformAcquired → Arafura-class OPV ⓘ

linked to: Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel

SEA 1180 Phase 1 → includesClass → Arafura class ⓘ