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The following is a list of
current and former commissioned bases
used by the
Royal Australian Navy
.
Current bases
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Naval facility
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Purpose
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State/Territory
|
Location
|
Period
|
Notes
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Fleet Base East
|
Fleet base, depot, dockyard
|
New South Wales
|
Sydney
|
1788?present
|
Includes
HMAS
Kuttabul
,
HMAS
Waterhen
,
Garden Island
dockyard & berthing facilities
|
Fleet Base West (HMAS
Stirling
)
|
Fleet base, depot
|
Western Australia
|
Garden Island (Meandup)
|
1978?present
|
Major west coast warship & submarine base
|
|
HMAS
Albatross
|
Naval air station
|
New South Wales
|
Nowra
|
1948?present
|
Fleet Air Arm
|
HMAS
Cairns
|
Base
|
Queensland
|
Cairns
|
1974?present
|
Patrol boat, hydrography, and minor war vessels base
|
HMAS
Cerberus
|
Training facility
|
Victoria
|
Crib Point
|
1912?1921
;
1921?present
|
Formerly located at
Williamstown
|
HMAS
Coonawarra
|
Base
|
Northern Territory
|
Darwin
|
1970?present
|
Former Naval Wireless Transmitting Station, now a patrol boat base
|
HMAS
Creswell
|
Training facility
|
Jervis Bay Territory
|
Jervis Bay
|
1958?present
|
Location of the
Royal Australian Naval College
|
HMAS
Encounter (naval base)
|
Administration
|
South Australia
|
Adelaide
|
1965?1994
;
2022?present
|
Administration
|
HMAS
Harman
|
Communications facility
|
Australian Capital Territory
|
Canberra
|
1943?present
|
A
tri-service
base
|
HMAS
Kuttabul
|
Administrative, logistical, training, accommodation
|
New South Wales
|
Sydney
|
1943?present
|
Administrative base for Fleet Base East
|
HMAS
Moreton
|
Administration
|
Queensland
|
Brisbane
|
1932?1994
;
2016?present
|
Administration and reserves
|
HMAS
Penguin
|
Depot, specialist training
|
New South Wales
|
Balmoral
|
1913?1942
;
1943?present
|
Location of Balmoral Naval Hospital, hydrographic school, diving school and medical school
|
HMAS
Waterhen
|
Base
|
New South Wales
|
Waverton
|
1962?present
|
Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Headquarters, part of Fleet Base East
|
HMAS
Watson
|
Training facility
|
New South Wales
|
Watsons Bay
|
1945?present
|
Location of Maritime Warfare school
|
Former bases
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Notes
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References
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- Stevens, D. (2001).
The Royal Australian Navy ? A History
. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
ISBN
0195555422
.
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Command
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Organisation
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Ships and
equipment
|
- Current fleet
(
Anzac
-class frigate
,
Adelaide
-class frigate
,
Collins
-class submarine
,
Canberra
-class landing helicopter dock
,
Bay-class landing ship
,
Armidale
-class patrol boat
,
Huon
-class minehunter
,
HMAS
Sirius
,
Leeuwin
-class survey vessel
,
Paluma
-class motor launch
,
Young Endeavour
,
Cape-class patrol boat
)
- All ships
- Aircraft
- Naval procurement programme
- Equipment
- Craft of Opportunity Program
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Installations
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Personnel
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Current
operations
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History
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Other
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Former
entities
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Current bases
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Former bases
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