Amphibious Warfare

Amphibious warfare vessels include all ships having organic capability for amphibious warfare and which have characteristics enabling long duration operations on the high seas. There are two classifications of craft: amphibious warfare ships which are built to cross oceans, and landing craft, which are designed to take troops from ship to shore in an invasion.

Vessels

Vessel	Pennant	Classification	Class	Commissioned
HMAS Balikpapan	L 126	Landing Craft, Heavy (LCH)	Balikpapan Class	2441293.58 December 1971
HMAS Brunei	L 127	Landing Craft, Heavy (LCH)	Balikpapan Class	2441687.55 January 1973
HMAS Labuan	L 128	Landing Craft, Heavy (LCH)	Balikpapan Class	2441750.59 March 1973
HMAS Tarakan	L 129	Landing Craft, Heavy (LCH)	Balikpapan Class	2441848.515 June 1973
HMAS Wewak	L 130	Landing Craft, Heavy (LCH)	Balikpapan Class	2441904.510 August 1973
HMAS Betano	L 133	Landing Craft, Heavy (LCH)	Balikpapan Class	2442086.58 February 1974
HMAS Choules	L100	Landing Ship Dock (LSD)	Bay Class	2455908.513 December 2011
HMAS Adelaide (III)	LHD 01	Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)	Canberra Class
HMAS Canberra (III)	LHD 02	Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)	Canberra Class
HMAS Kanimbla (II)	L 51	Landing Platform, Amphibious (LPA)	Kanimbla Class	2449593.529 August 1994
HMAS Manoora (II)	L 52	Landing Platform, Amphibious (LPA)	Kanimbla Class	2449681.525 November 1994
HMAS Tobruk	L50	Landing Ship, Heavy (LSH)	Modified Round Table Class	2444717.523 April 1981