HMAS Labuan

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Labuan after the Malaysian island of Labuan:

HMAS Labuan (L3501), formerly HMA LST3501, 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 and active as of 2012

Battle honours

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

East Timor 1999–2000

References

^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

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