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The Kanimbla class landing platform amphibious was a class of two amphibious transport ships in the Royal Australian Navy. Both ships were originally built as Newport class LSTs and were purchased by Australia in 1994. Following their purchase the ships underwent extensive reconstruction to improve their capabilities. The main new feature was the addition of a large flight deck and hangar facilities capable of supporting up to three Sea Kings or four Blackhawks. Both ships were also able to mount two Army landing craft on the forward flight deck, which could be winched on and off by a 70 tonne crane. Each vessel had the capacity to transport up to 450 soldiers and their associated equipment into a combat area. They were sold in 2013 and scrapped.