HMAS Armidale

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Armidale, for the city of Armidale, New South Wales.


 * HMAS Armidale (J240), a Bathurst class corvette launched in January 1942 and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942; the only ship of the class lost to enemy action
 * A Fremantle class patrol boat announced in August 1980 was to be named Armidale, but the vessel was cancelled before construction
 * HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83), the lead ship of the Armidale class patrol boats, was commissioned in 2005 and is active as of 2013

Battle honours
Three battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Armidale:
 * Darwin 1942
 * Pacific 1942
 * New Guinea 1942