HMAS Armidale (ll)

HMAS Armidale (ll) was the first of fourteen Armidale Class Patrol Boats (ACPB) constructed for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built by Austal Ships at Henderson, Western Australia, as part of a $553 million contract between the Federal Government and Defence Maritime Services.

Armidale (ll) was named after the first HMAS Armidale (l), a Bathurst class corvette (minesweeper) which sank after being attacked by Japanese torpedoes near Timor on 1 Dec 1942.