Armidale class patrol boat are a new class of patrol boats in construction for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to replace the Fremantle class patrol boats. Designed and built by Austal Ships, the leadship HMAS Armidale was commissioned into the RAN in June 2005. These ships will be based in Cairns and Darwin to conduct border security and fishing patrols of Australia's northern waters. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN} is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... The source for an SVG image of the Royal Australian Navy Ensign can be found at User:David Newton/SVG Graphics/Royal Australian Navy Ensign. ... // The New Zealand Wars 1861-1864 Taranaki War In 1861 the the Victorian Colonial ship the HMVS Victoria went to help the New Zealand Colonial government against another Maori rebellion. ... Ships of the Royal Australian Navy, past and present: Name Type Class Dates Notes HMAS Acute Patrol boat Attack class 1968–1983 to Indonesia HMAS Adelaide Light cruiser Town class 1922–1946 Adelaide Frigate Oliver Hazard Perry class 1980–current HMAS Adroit Patrol boat Attack class 1968–1994 HMAS Advance... The eight Anzac class frigates are the most modern major surface units in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN.) They are a modified German MEKO 200 design. ... The USS McInerney (FFG 8), an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate. ... Collins Class submarines are a class of submarine built in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy. ... The Fremantle-class patrol boats have been the Royal Australian Navys coastal patrol vessels since 1979. ... The Clearance Diving Teams of the Royal Australian Navy are similar to the United States Navys former Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) in terms of function and capabilities. ... The Royal Australian Navy Memorial on ANZAC Parade in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, honours the sailors who have served to protect the nation. ... Categories: Ship types ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN} is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... HMAS Armidale (J-240) was a Bathurst class corvette, named for the city of Armidale, laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales on 1 September 1941. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in far north Queensland, Australia. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, and is a city of 109,419 people (2001 Australian Census), on Australias far north-western coastline. ...
HMAS Armidale was attacked off Betano by thirteen enemy Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942 and sank with the loss of 40 of her crew and 60 men of the Netherlands East Indies Army who were embarked.
A Fremantle classpatrolboat announced in August 1980 was to be named Armidale but the vessel was cancelled.
The first Armidaleclasspatrolboat was commissioned as HMAS Armidale on 24 June 2005.
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