Bay was transferred on 30 March 2014, and Hervey Bay was handed over on 3 June that year. Originally renamed as SLNS Oshadi and SLNS Omaya, the patrol boats were recommissioned on 9 July as SLNS Mihikatha and SLNS Rathnadeepa. Another two were offered to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency in 2014. Arnhem Bay was handed over on 10 February 2015, and was renamed KM Perwira. Dame Roma Mitchell was transferred in May 2015, and renamed KM Satria. Replacement The Bay class were due to be replaced in 2010, but it was not until June of that year that a request for tender was issued for eight new, larger patrol boats. Austal received the tender for eight patrol boats on 12 August 2011. Construction of the vessels, designated the , started in 2012 with the keel of the first boat being laid in June 2012, and launched in January 2013. The new patrol boats entered service between March 2013 and September 2015. Most Bay Class vessels were retired prior to Australian Customs and Border Protection Service being reformed into the Australian Border Force (ABF). No Bay class vessels are left in service with the ABF. Ships ACV Roebuck Bay (ABFC 200) ACV Holdfast Bay (ACV 20) ACV Botany Bay (ACV 30) ACV Hervey Bay (ACV 40) now SLNS Rathnadeepa ACV Corio Bay (ACV 50) now SLNS Mihikatha ACV Arnhem Bay (ACV 60) now KM Perwira ACV Dame Roma Mitchell (ACV 70) now KM Satria ACV Storm Bay (ABFC 210) Citations References Books News articles Alt URL Websites External links Patrol vessels of the Marine Unit (Australian Border Force) Patrol boat classes Ships built by Austal