HMAS Kanimbla

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Kanimbla, for the Kanimbla Valley in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales:

• HMAS Kanimbla (F23), a passenger liner launched in 1935, requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an armed merchant cruiser in 1939, converted into a RAN landing ship in 1943, and returned to owners in 1950
• HMAS Kanimbla (L 51), an amphibious transport ship acquired from the United States in 1994 and decommissioned in 2011

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Kanimbla are entitled to carry seven battle honours:^[1][2]

• New Guinea 1944
• Leyte Gulf 1944
• Lingayen Gulf 1945
• Borneo 1945
• Pacific 1945
• Persian Gulf 2001–03
• Iraq 2003

References

1. "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
2. "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.