HMAS Tarakan

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Tarakan after the town of Tarakan in Borneo and the Allied recapture of this town in 1945.


 * HMAS Tarakan (L3017), a Mark III tank landing ship commissioned in 1946 and serving until 1954, when she was sold for scrap
 * HMAS Tarakan (L 129), a Balikpapan class heavy landing craft laid down in 1971, and active as of 2012

Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Tarakan are entitled to carry a single battle honour:
 * East Timor 1999–2000