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Canvas photo print of HMAS ALBANY (ACPB 86)

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Royal Australian Navy

c. 2006

Overview

Canvas print of HMAS Albany (ACPB 86). The main image is of HMAS Albany (ACPB 86) under way at sea. An overlay of the deck of the ship appears on the right-hand side of the print along with details of the Armidale Class Patrol Boat.
HMAS Albany’s badge is located at the top left of the poster with a description of the background to the badge beneath the ship. The description is accompanied by the crest of the City of Albany bottom left.

Historical information

HMAS Albany is an Armidale Class Patrol Boat commissioned on 15 July 2006. Its role is to monitor Australia’s fisheries, immigration and borders (Operation Sovereign Borders), customs and drug importation with other agencies such as the ABF (Australian Border Force), AFP (Australian Federal Police) and Australian Fisheries. HMAS Albany has a range of 3000 nautical miles at a maximum speed of 25 knots, with technology that allows accurate tracking and satellite navigation. During war time this class of boats controls the waters close to the mainland. HMAS Albany’s home port is HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin. Source: https://seapower.navy.gov.au/hmas-albany

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2008.12.4

Item type

Photomechanical reproductions

Themes

War and Conflict

Material

Canvas

Width

860 mm

Height or length

1065 mm

Inscriptions and markings

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY / ARMIDALE CLASS PATROL BOAT (ACPB) / HMAS ALBANY – 86 /
Hull: Hull semi-displacement vee, with Seastate active ride control system / (hydraulic stabiliser
fins and stern trim tabs) / Displacement: 300 tons / Length: 56.8 metres / Beam: 9.5 metres /
Draught: 2.25 metres / Builder: Austal Ships, Fremantle, Western Australia / Ships Company: 21
/ Propulsion:2xMTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel’s driving twin screws through ZF transmissions. / 2
x2320 kw (2 x 3, 110hp) / Speed: 25 knots / Weapons Systems: 1x Rafael Typhoon 25mm naval
stabilised deck gun and 2 x 12.7mm machine guns. / Surveillance: Low light optical,
communication direction finding radar.

The ship's badge consists of "The Brig Amity in full sail sailing on the high seas / represented by the royal blue and white / wavy lines in base against the clear blue / skies represented by the light blue / background.
The ship’s motto “Stand Tall” promotes the characteristics / again of strength, courage and prosperity / of the ship HMAS Albany, the City of Albany and / the Royal Australian / Navy"

Contextual Information

HMAS Albany was named after the Port of Albany in Western Australia; the state’s first port and departure point of the first two WW1 convoys to Alexandria (Egypt) in 1914.

Keywords

HMAS ALBANY

Canvas print

Royal Australian Navy

City Of Albany

Place made

Australia

Year

c. 2006

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance