HMAS Labuan explained

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

• , formerly HMA LST 3501, a Mark III tank landing ship commissioned in 1946, named in 1948, and sold off in 1955
• , 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]}

• East Timor 1999–2000

Notes and References

1. News: Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours . 13 June 2011 . Royal Australian Navy . 23 December 2012.
2. Web site: Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . Royal Australian Navy . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf . 14 June 2011 . 23 December 2012.