HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83)

HMAS Armidale at Darling Harbour in January 2008
History
Australia
NamesakeCity of Armidale, New South Wales
BuilderAustal, Henderson, Western Australia
Commissioned24 June 2005
Decommissioned30 March 2023
HomeportHMAS Coonawarra, Darwin
IdentificationCallsign: VKCV
Motto"Stand Firm"
Honours and
awards
Three inherited battle honours
BadgeShip's badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArmidale-class patrol boat
Displacement300 tons standard load
Length56.8 m (186 ft)
Beam9.7 m (32 ft)
Draught2.7 m (8.9 ft)
Propulsion2 × MTU 4000 16V 6,225 horsepower (4,642 kW) diesels driving twin propellers
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance21 days standard, 42 days maximum
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × Zodiac 7.2 m (24 ft) RHIBs
Complement21 standard, 29 maximum
Sensors and
processing systems
Bridgemaster E surface search/navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Prism III radar warning system
  • Toplite electro-optical detection system
  • Warrlock direction finding system
Armament

HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83), named for the city of Armidale, New South Wales, is the lead ship of the Armidale class of patrol boats serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It was commissioned in June 2005 and decommissioned in March 2023.