&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMAS_Labuan.jpg) HMAS Labuan leaving Williamstown, Victoria for Macquarie Island in May 1949
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| History | |
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 Australia | |
| Name | LST 3501 |
| Builder | Canadian Vickers |
| Launched | 31 August 1944 |
| Renamed | HMAS Labuan (16 December 1948) |
| Launched | 31 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 28 September 1951 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Landing Ship Tank Mark 3 |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 345 ft (105 m) overall |
| Beam | 55 ft 3 in (16.84 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine, 5,500 hp (4,100 kW), two propellers |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Capacity | 18 40-ton tanks, 27 trucks, and 7 LCMs |
| Troops | 168 troops |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament | 10 × 20 mm Oerlikons (four twin, two single mounts) |
HMAS Labuan (L3501) (formerly HMA LST 3501) was a Mark III Tank Landing Ship that served in the Royal Navy (as HMS LST 3501) during World War II, and with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1946 until 1951.
In RAN service, the landing ship was primarily used in support of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE). The vessel transported ANARE personnel and equipment two and from Heard Island and Macquarie Island. While returning from Heard Island in 1951, Labuan broke down and had to be towed to the mainland. The ship was paid off, and disposed of in 1955.