HMAS Kanimbla

HMAS Kanimbla

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

* The first HMAS "Kanimbla" was a passenger liner converted to a troopship, used by the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy from 1939 to 1949.
* The second HMAS "Kanimbla" (L 51) is an amphibious transport ship acquired from the United States in 1994 and in service as of 2008.


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