page_title: HMAS Kanimbla (L 51)
section_title: 2007–2010
hierarchical_section_title: HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) / RAN operational history / 2007–2010
caption_attribution_description: English: The Kanimbla class Landing Platform Amphibious HMAS Kanimbla entering Sydney Harbour as part of a ceremonial fleet entry. Taken from North Head.
context_page_description: HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) was a Kanimbla-class landing platform amphibious ship operated by the Royal Australian Navy. Originally built for the United States Navy as the Newport-class tank landing ship USS Saginaw, the ship was decommissioned in 1994 and sold to the RAN.
  After entering service with the RAN in 1999, Kanimbla participated in numerous worldwide deployments, including the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and in response to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. During the ship's career, two helicopters were lost in crashes. After a fire broke out aboard Kanimbla in late 2010, she and sister ship Manoora were removed from active service because of extensive problems found aboard both ships. The intention was to repair Kanimbla and return her to service by 2012, but this was deemed uneconomical. The ship was decommissioned in 2011, and sold for breaking in 2013.
context_section_description: In October 2007, Kanimbla visited New Zealand. The ship had been previously scheduled to visit New Zealand on two occasions in 2006, but was unable to on both occasions due to short-notice operational deployments.
  On the morning of 13 March 2009, Kanimbla was one of seventeen warships involved in a ceremonial fleet entry and fleet review in Sydney Harbour, the largest collection of RAN ships since the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. Kanimbla was one of the thirteen ships involved in the ceremonial entry through Sydney Heads, and anchored in the harbour for the review.
  Following an overhaul of the RAN battle honour system completed in early 2010, Kanimbla was also granted the battle honours "Persian Gulf 2001–2003" and "Iraq 2003". During July and August 2010, Kanimbla was one of three RAN ships to participate in the RIMPAC 2010 multinational exercise.
caption: Kanimbla performing a ceremonial entry into Sydney Harbour. The ocean-side cliffs of South Head are in the background.
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