HMAS Labuan

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Template:Italic title prefixed Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Labuan after the World War II amphibious landings at Labuan:

  • Template:HMAS, formerly HMA LST 3501, a Mark III tank landing ship commissioned in 1946, named in 1948, and sold off in 1955
  • Template:HMAS, a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft commissioned in 1973, decommissioned in 2014, and transferred to Papua New Guinea

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Labuan are entitled to carry a single battle honour:[1][2]

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