Aftermath Following this attack, the Royal Australian Navy changed policy to prevent minimally armed vessels like the Bathurst-class corvettes travelling into areas of heavy enemy presence while attempting to perform tasks similar to Armidale. Memorial A memorial plaque is dedicated to HMAS Armidale and her Tasmanian RAN personnel at the Tasmanian Seafarers' Memorial at Triabunna on the east coast of Tasmania. The plaque contains the following text: Citations References Books Journal and news articles Websites Further reading – 2nd edition of HMAS Armidale: the ship that had to die, published to coincide with the launch of the patrol boat . – Book authored by a survivor of the sinking External links Bathurst-class corvettes of the Royal Australian Navy Ships built in New South Wales 1942 ships World War II corvettes of Australia Corvettes sunk by aircraft Ships sunk by Japanese aircraft World War II shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean Maritime incidents in December 1942