HMAS Tarakan II L129 is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on October 20th, 2015.
HMAS Tarakan II L129
HMAS Tarakan (L 129) was a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of eight vessels built by Walkers Limited,... more
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HMAS Tarakan II L129
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Miroslava Jurcik
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Photograph
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HMAS Tarakan (L 129) was a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of eight vessels built by Walkers Limited, Tarakan (named after the Australian landing at Tarakan during World War II) entered RAN service in 1973. During the vessel's career, Tarakan was deployed post-Cyclone Tracy as part of Operation Navy Help Darwin, undertook various surveying operations, was placed in reserve between 1985 and 1988, relocated an overpopulation of Tridacna gigas clams, was part of the INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce, and participated in a Pacific Partnership humanitarian deployment. Tarakan was decommissioned from Australian service in 2014, and is to be transferred to the Philippine Navy in 2015.
This pic was taken 5th of October, 2013 during International Navy Fleet Review.
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October 20th, 2015
