Balikpapan Class Landing Craft (Heavy) (Darwin, NT)

Australia / Northern Territory / Darwin / Darwin, NT
 military, navy
The Balikpapan Class LCH (Landing Craft, Heavy) are a class of three vessels operated by the Royal Australian Navy in the Amphibious Warfare role. Originally a class of twelve vessels, the force was split operationally between the RAN, Royal Australian Army and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF) in the mid-1970's to better suit operational capabilities of the force.

This vessel is likely one of the following three which are currently operational with the RAN and homeported at HMAS Cairns:

HMAS Brunei (L-127)
www.navy.gov.au/hmas-brunei
HMAS Labuan (L-128)
www.navy.gov.au/hmas-labuan-ii
HMAS Tarakan (L-129)
www.navy.gov.au/hmas-tarakan-ii

www.navy.gov.au/fleet/ships-boats-craft/lch
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balikpapan_class_landing_craft_heavy
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Coordinates:   12°27'36"S   130°49'19"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago