Navy Bases

Question 1

Name all Navy Bases

16 Marks

Answer 1

Fleet Base East
Fleet Base West
HMAS Albatross
HMAS Cairns
HMAS Cerberus
HMAS Coonawarra
HMAS Creswell
HMAS Encounter
HMAS Harman
HMAS Kuttabul
HMAS Moreton
HMAS Penguin
HMAS Stirling
HMAS Waterhen
HMAS Watson
NHQ Tasmania

Question 2

State where Fleet Base East (FBE) and HMAS Kuttabul is located and what its function is and what ships or units are there.

Answer 2

• Located in Sydney at Garden Island
• Serves as the major Naval dock on Australia’s East Coast
• Home Port for LHDs, FFHs, DDGs, HMAS Choules and HMAS Supply

Question 3

State where Fleet Base West (FBW) and HMAS Stirling is located and what its function is and what ships are there.

Answer 3

• Located in Rockingham at Garden Island
• Serves as the major Naval dock on Australia’s West Coast
• Home Port for FFHs, Submarines and HMAS Stalwart

Question 4

State where HMAS Albatross is located and what its function is

Answer 4

• Nowra
• to support the five naval Squadrons, which provide air support to the fleet

Question 5

State where HMAS Cairns is located and what its function is and what ships are there.

Answer 5

• Cairns
• provide maintenance, logistic and administrative support for Cairns based units
• Cape Class Vessels, HS, SMLs, HMAS Wollongong

Question 6

State where HMAS Cerberus is located and what its function is

Answer 6

• South of Melbourne
• IMT for Sailors
• IET establishment for Army, Navy and Air Force personnel.
• Training Authority - Maritime Logistics Health

Question 7

State where HMAS Coonawarra is located and what its function is

Answer 7

• Darwin
• supporting Fleet operations in the North

Question 8

State where HMAS Creswell is located and what its function is

Answer 8

• Jervis Bay
• ## IMT for Officers (Royal Australian Naval College)

Question 9

State where HMAS Encounter is located and what its function is

Answer 9

• Adelaide
• provide administrative support to Navy personnel working in South Australia and to represent Navy in the local community

Question 10

State where HMAS Harman is located and what its function is

Answer 10

• Canberra
• provide administrative functions to all Navy personnel located in the Canberra area

Question 11

State where HMAS Moreton is located and what its function is

Answer 11

• Brisbane
• responsible for the coordination and administration of RAN activity in the area of operation

Question 12

State where HMAS Penguin is located and what its function is

Answer 12

• Sydney
• provide trained personnel to the Fleet and is the home of the ADF Diving School (ADFDS), the RAN Hydrographic School and the RAN Medical School.

Question 13

State where HMAS Waterhen is located and what its function is

Answer 13

• Sydney
• parent establishment for Australia’s Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Force, Clearance Diving Team One and a variety of Support Craft.

Question 14

State where HMAS Watson is located and what its function is

Answer 14

• Sydney
• the premier RAN maritime warfare training establishment

Question 15

State where NHQ Tasmania is located and what its function is

Answer 15

• Hobart
• Navy Support Office