HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83)

HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83)

HMAS "Armidale" (ACPB 83) is the lead ship of the Armidale class patrol boats which are currently being built for the Royal Australian Navy. "Armidale" was officially commissioned in Darwin on 24 June 2005. "Armidale" is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols.

The current HMAS "Armidale" is the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. The original HMAS "Armidale" was a Bathurst class corvette which was sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942.

References

* [http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Armidale HMAS Armidale official website]


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