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}}{{Infobox Ship Career | Hide header= | Ship country=United Kingdom | Ship flag= | Ship name=LST 3035 | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder=William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=24 October 1944 | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship fate=Transferred to the Royal Australian Navy, 1 July 1946 | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox Ship Career | Ship country=Australia | Australia|naval}} | Ship name=Lae | Ship namesake=Lae, New Guinea | Ship acquired=1 July 1946 | Ship commissioned=15 July 1946 | Ship decommissioned= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship fate=Ran aground on South Percy Island and abandoned, 3 November 1956 | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox Ship Characteristics | Ship type= Mark III Landing Ship, Tank | 2300|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | 347|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 55|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} | 12|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion= | 13.5|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range= | Ship complement=104 | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | 20|mm|in|adj=on|abbr=on}} anti-aircraft guns | Ship armour= | Ship notes=
}} | HMAS Lae (L3035) was a Landing Ship, Tank which was operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton, Scotland during World War II and was launched on 24 October 1944. She served with the Royal Navy as HMS LST 3035 until 1 July 1946 when she was transferred to the RAN and commissioned as HMAS Lae. She saw almost no service with the RAN, however, as she was placed in reserve later in 1946 and was not reactivated. HMAS Lae was sold for scrapping in Hong Kong on 9 November 1955. Lae and the former HMAS Labuan left Sydney under tow for Hong Kong on 28 October 1956 carrying a load of scrap metal. On 3 November Lae ran aground on South Percy Island off the coast of Queensland and was abandoned after an attempt to recover her cargo failed. References- {{cite book |title=Australian & New Zealand warships since 1946 |last=Gillett |first=Ross |year=1988 |publisher=Child & Associates |location=Sydney |isbn=0-86777-219-0 |page=234}}
- {{cite book |title=Warships of Australia |last=Gillett |first=Ross |author2=Graham, Colin |author3=Macdougall, Anthony |year=1977 |publisher=Rigby |location=Adelaide |isbn=0-7270-0472-7 |page=35 }}
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