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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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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day, including freshly baked bread. Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy LCM-1E Mark 8 Landing Craft Tank Ramped craft logistic Carlos Lpez Urrutia (30 June...
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HMAS Betano (category Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy)
Betano (L 133) was a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The eight-vessel Balikpapan class was ordered as a...
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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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BRP Batak (LC-299) (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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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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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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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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The Canberra class is a ship class of two landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Planning to upgrade the navy's...
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