HMAS Tarakan explained

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Tarakan after the town of Tarakan in Borneo and the Allied recapture of this town in 1945.

• , a Mark III tank landing ship commissioned in 1946 and serving until 1954, when she was sold for scrap
• , a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft laid down in 1971, and decommissioned in 2014

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Tarakan 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.