Australian Patrol Boat Group

Australian Patrol Boat Group

The Australian Patrol Boat Group is a force element group of the Royal Australian Navy. The group's mission is to provide patrol boat capability for the protection of Australia's national interests.

The Patrol Boat Group operates fourteen "Armidale" class patrol boats. The Group's headquarters are located at HMAS "Coonawarra" in the city of Darwin, additional support is provided by the class logistics office at HMAS "Cairns".

History

There have been three classes of patrol boat to serve in the Royal Australian Navy; the "Attack" class from 1967 to 1994, the "Fremantle" class from 1980 to 2007, and the "Armidale" class, which entered service in 2005.

Organisation

With the introduction of the "Armidale" class, the Australian Patrol Boat Group was reorganised into four divisions, named after "Attack" class ships:

*1st/"Attack" Division (HMAS "Coonawarra", Darwin) [ [http://www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS/editions/4909/topstories/story06.htm] ]
**HMAS "Armidale"
**HMAS "Larrakia"
**HMAS "Bathurst"
**HMAS "Albany"
**Six Armidale Class patrol boat crews (Attack 1-6)

*2nd/"Assail" Division (HMAS "Coonawarra")
**HMAS "Pirie"
**HMAS "Maitland"
**HMAS "Ararat"
**HMAS "Broome"
**Six Armidale Class patrol boat crews (Assail 1-6)

*3rd/"Ardent" Division (HMAS "Cairns", Cairns) [ [http://www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS/editions/4906/topstories/story09.htm] ]
**HMAS "Bundaberg"
**HMAS "Wollongong"
**HMAS "Childers"
**HMAS "Launceston"
**"Six Armidale Class patrol boat crews (Ardent 1-6)"

*4th/"Aware" Division (Dampier, Western Australia) [ [http://www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS/editions/4906/topstories/story09.htm] ]
**HMAS "Maryborough"
**HMAS "Glenelg"
**"Three Armidale Class patrol boat crews (Aware 1-3) (based in Darwin)"

ee also

*Fremantle class patrol boat
*Armidale class patrol boat
*Royal Australian Navy

References

External links

* [http://www.navy.gov.au/Patrol_Boat_Group Official Patrol Boat Group Website]


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