HMAS Waterhen (Greater Sydney)
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HMAS Waterhen is a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy which is presently home to the Australian Navy Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Groups. The base was originally constructed in the 1930s as a boom net maintenance and storage area, and remained in varied use through 1962 when the area was formally commissioned as a Royal Australian Navy base.
HMAS Waterhen was the first small-ship base established by the RAN, and from 1969 to 1979 was also responsible for the RAN's patrol boat forces in addition to being the home of the RAN's mine warfare forces.
www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Waterhen
HMAS Waterhen was the first small-ship base established by the RAN, and from 1969 to 1979 was also responsible for the RAN's patrol boat forces in addition to being the home of the RAN's mine warfare forces.
www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Waterhen
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Waterhen_(naval_base)
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Coordinates: 33°50'25"S 151°11'38"E
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