HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84)

HMAS "Larrakia" (ACPB 84) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. On 10 February 2006, "Larrakia" was officially commissioned in Darwin, where it is currently based. "Larrakia" performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.

The current HMAS "Larrakia" is the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. The first HMAS "Larrakia" was an air-sea rescue vessel and patrol boat based in Darwin during World War II. The name 'Larrakia' derives from the language group name for the Indigenous people of Darwin. [http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=5403]