Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
HMAS Armidale was a Bathurst Class, Australian Minesweeper (commonly known as a corvette). Armidale and her sister corvettes were routinely used for convoy escort work. That service ended for Armidale in October 1942 when she was ordered to join the 24th Minesweeping Flotilla at Darwin.
Sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.