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| Name=''Wallaby''-class water and fuel lighter
| Builders=[[Williamstown Dockyard|Williamstown Naval Dockyard]]
| Operators=*[[Royal Australian Navy]]
*[[DMS Maritime]]
| Cost=$7,000,000
| Built range=1978-1984
| In service range=1981–2016
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[[File:Wyulda, Princess Royal Harbour, port side bow end.jpg|thumb|''Wyulda'', Princess Royal Harbour, port side bow end]] 
The '''''Wallaby''-class water and fuel lighter''' is a class of four Australian-built [[Lighter (barge)|lighters]] which have supported the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN) since 1981.<ref>Wilson (1994), pp. 67-68.</ref> The vessels were originally operated by the RAN, but were transferred to [[DMS Maritime]] after 1997.

Their main role is to transport diesel fuel and desalinated water and remove [[sullage]] and ballast waters for the RAN, although they can also be used to control oil spills.<ref>Wertheim (2007), pp.31-32.</ref>

The ''Wallaby''-class craft are scheduled to be disposed of over the next few years, with replacement water fuel lighters proposed by DMS Maritime.
Update All Vessels have now been removed from service and are awaiting scrapping. Dec 2018

==Ships==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Builder !! Laid Down !! Launched !! Notes
|-
| ''Wallaby'' (8002)
|| [[Williamstown Dockyard]]
|| 1978
|| 1983
|| Based at Sydney - Removed 2016
|-
| ''Wombat'' (8003)
|| Williamstown Dockyard
|| 1978
|| 1983
|| Based at Sydney - Removed 2016
|-
| ''Wyulda'' (8004)
|| Williamstown Dockyard
|| 1982
|| 1984
|| Based at {{HMAS|Stirling}} - Removed 2016
|-
| ''Warrigal'' (8001)
|| Williamstown Dockyard
|| 1982
|| 1984
|| Based at Darwin - Removed 2016
|}

==Citations==
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==References==
* {{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World|publisher=Naval Institute Press|date=2007|isbn=978-1-59114-955-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iDJCTRvNjEC&dq=Defence+maritime+services+ships&pg=PA29}}
* {{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Michael|title=Profile No. 4, Royal Australian Navy 21st century warships|year=1994|publisher=Topmill|location=Marrickville, New South Wales|isbn=0-646-22841-2}}

{{Wallaby-class lighter}}
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[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Royal Australian Navy]]
[[Category:Auxiliary lighter classes]]