HMAS Labuan

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Labuan after the World War II amphibious landings at Labuan:

  • HMAS Labuan (L3501), formerly HMA LST 3501, a Mark III tank landing ship commissioned in 1946, named in 1948, and sold off in 1955
  • HMAS Labuan (L 128), 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]

References
  1. "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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