HMAS Armidale

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Template:Italic title prefixed Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Armidale, for the city of Armidale, New South Wales.

  • Template:HMAS, a Template:Sclass launched in January 1942 and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942; the only ship of the class lost to enemy action
  • A Template:Sclass announced in August 1980 was to be named Armidale, but the vessel was cancelled before construction
  • Template:HMAS, the lead ship of the Template:Sclasss, was commissioned in 2005 and is active as of 2016

Battle honours

Three battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Armidale:<ref name=newhonours>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=honourslist>Template:Cite web</ref>

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