HMAS Armidale
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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
- HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83), the lead ship of the Armidale class patrol boats, was commissioned in 2005 and is active as of 2012
[edit] Battle honours
Three battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Armidale:[1][2]
- Darwin 1942
- Pacific 1942
- New Guinea 1942
[edit] References
- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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