HMAS Armidale

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
• HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83), the lead ship of the Armidale class patrol boats, was commissioned in 2005 and is active as of 2012