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.
- HMAS Tarakan (L3017), a Mark III tank landing ship commissioned in 1946 and serving until 1954, when she was sold for scrap
- HMAS Tarakan (L 129), a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft laid down in 1971, and decommissioned in 2014
Battle honours
editShips named HMAS Tarakan are entitled to carry a single battle honour:[1][2]
- East Timor 1999–2000
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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