The LCM2000 was a class of Landing Craft Mechanised (LCM) built for the Australian Army by Australian Defence Industries (ADI) (now Thales Australia)....
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South Vietnam – Republic of Vietnam Navy Motor landing craft Landing craft, tank LCVP (United States) LCM2000 LCM 25 ton type - Japanese version of LCM-6...
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The Balikpapan class is a class of eight heavy landing craft. All eight were built by Walkers Limited for the Australian Army in the early 1970s. A reorganisation...
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although Phase 1 of JP2048 looked at a new type of landing craft for the Kanimbla class (the LCM2000), Phases 2 and 4 were to identify, then acquire the...
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ALC 50 (category Landing craft)
The Australian Landing Craft 50 or ALC 50 was a class of Landing Craft Utility operated by the Australian Army in the 1960s. The two ALC 50s were built...
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HMPNGS Buna (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force)
HMPNGS Buna is a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft operated by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). Prior to 1974, the vessel was called HMAS...
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HMPNGS Salamaua (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force)
HMPNGS Salamaua is a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft operated by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). Prior to 1974, the vessel was called...
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HMAS Manoora (F48) (section 1942 Landing ship)
The Walrus amphibian was removed, and the ship was modified to carry landing craft: 17 LCVPs, and two LCMs. Manoora was initially able to carry 850 soldiers...
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HMPNGS Lakekamu (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force)
HMPNGS Lakekamu is Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy (LCH) operated by the Maritime Operations Element of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF)...
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HMAS Betano (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy)
133) was a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The eight-vessel Balikpapan class was ordered as a locally...
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missile) Attack-class submarine Australian light destroyer project Kaman SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite LCM2000-class landing craft mechanised Landing Ship Medium...
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HMAS Wewak (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy)
ship of the Balikpapan class of heavy landing craft operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The eight-vessel Balikpapan class was ordered as a locally...
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LCM-8 (category Landing craft)
The LCM-8 ("Mike Boat") is a river boat and mechanized landing craft used by the United States Navy and Army during the Vietnam War and subsequent operations...
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The Kanimbla class was a class of amphibious transport ships (designated Landing Platform Amphibious) operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Two...
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BRP Batak (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy of the Philippine Navy)
BRP Batak (LC-299) is a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft operated by the Philippine Navy. One of eight vessels built by Walkers Limited for the Royal...
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HMAS Balikpapan (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy)
HMAS Balikpapan (L 126) was the lead ship of the Balikpapan class of heavy landing craft (LCH). Ordered in 1969, Balikpapan entered service with the Australian...
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she could carry 1,280 troops, and carried up to 22 LCVPs, plus two Landing Craft Mechanised. The ship earned five battle honours for her wartime service:...
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HMAS Choules (category Bay-class landing ships of the Royal Australian Navy)
HMAS Choules (L100) is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being purchased by the Royal...
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HMAS LST 3022 (category LST (3)-class tank landing ships)
maximum load of 168 troops, eighteen 40-ton tanks, 27 trucks, and seven Landing Craft Mechanized. In RAN service, LST 3022 was armed with four 40 mm Bofors...
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HMAS Brunei (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy)
BRP Ivatan (LC-298) is a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft operated by the Philippine Navy. One of eight vessels built by Walkers Limited for the Royal...
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HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) (category Kanimbla-class landing platforms amphibious)
HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) was a Kanimbla-class landing platform amphibious ship operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Originally built for the United...
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replaced by eight Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy which began to enter service in 1971. The first ship in the class, HMAS Balikpapan was briefly...
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HMAS Manoora (L 52) (category Kanimbla-class landing platforms amphibious)
HMAS Manoora (L 52) was a Kanimbla-class landing platform amphibious ship operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Originally built for the United...
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The Australian landing ship medium Clive Steele (AV 1356) was a United States Navy landing ship medium which was later sold to Australia and operated...
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HMAS Tobruk (L 50) (redirect from Landing Ship Heavy)
HMAS Tobruk (L 50) was a Landing Ship Heavy (LSH) of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), based on the design of the Round Table-class of the British Royal Fleet...
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HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45) (category Incat high-speed craft)
group to activation on short notice. Delays in refitting the two Kanimbla class vessels acquired from the United States Navy several years earlier meant...
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LCVP (Australia) (category Landing craft)
Australian-designed and built Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (similar in size and concept to the World War II LCVP) from the landing ship, heavy HMAS Tobruk...
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HMAS Tarakan (L3017) (category LST (3)-class tank landing ships of the Royal Australian Navy)
HMAS Tarakan (L3017) was a Mark III Tank Landing Ship, or LST(3), that served in the Royal Navy (RN) during 1945 and 1946 and Royal Australian Navy (RAN)...
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project, the Landing Ship Medium Mark II was cancelled in the early 1970s. Instead, the Army ordered eight Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy to replace...
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HMAS LST 3008 (category LST (3)-class tank landing ships of the Royal Australian Navy)
HMAS LST 3008 was a landing ship tank which was briefly operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built at Harland & Wolff in...
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