HMAS Armidale

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Armidale, for the city of Armidale, New South Wales.

* HMAS Armidale (J240), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in January 1942 and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942; the only ship of the class lost to enemy action
* A Fremantle-class patrol boat announced in August 1980 was to be named Armidale, but the vessel was cancelled before construction
* HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83), the lead ship of the Armidale-class patrol boats, was commissioned in 2005 and is active as of 2016

## Battle honours[edit]

Three battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Armidale:[1][2]

* Darwin 1942
* Pacific 1942
* New Guinea 1942

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
2. ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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