was assigned to Assail Division, and was based in Darwin. She was decommissioned on 29 April 2022. After being decommissioned the ship was selected for conversion to an uncrewed autonomous vessel as part of a trial of artificial intelligence. Austral will refit the ship over 18 months. Once this work is completed, the ship will be used for a range of tests and trials. Citations References Books The chapter is available separately as Semaphore, Issue 4, 2006 in PDF and HTML formats. Journal and news articles External links Royal Australian Navy webpage for HMAS Maitland Naval ships of Australia Armidale-class patrol boats Ships built by Austal 2006 ships