HMAS Moreton
27°27′00″S 153°03′30″E / 27.45°S 153.058333°E / -27.45; 153.058333
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- 1932 – 1994;
- 2016 – present
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HMAS Moreton is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base located in Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, responsible for providing administrative support to RAN personnel and visiting warships. It was originally established as a naval base located at New Farm, Brisbane in 1932, and was decommissioned in 1994; and recommissioned in 2016.[1]
History
The naval base was opened in 1932 as HMAS Penguin IV and on 1 August 1940 it was renamed as HMAS Brisbane. The base was again renamed HMAS Moreton in 1942. The base was located at the corner of Merthyr Road and Gray Street, in New Farm, Brisbane and had its own wharves, warehouse buildings and assembly areas.[2]
Post Vietnam the base was home to the Royal Australian Navy's amphibious forces including HMAS Tobruk and the Balikpapan-class landing craft.[2] For much of this time much of the army's amphibious capacity was based locally. Gallipoli Barracks based 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was Australia's lead amphibious assault unit whilst 35 Water Transport Squadron was based at Bulimba Barracks, Brisbane, Queensland with LCM.
HMAS Moreton was decommissioned in 1994 and many of its services relocated to Bulimba Barracks under the authority of Naval Headquarters Southern Queensland.[2] Naval amphibious forces are currently based at HMAS Kuttabul.
The site of the former base has been transformed into residential apartments. Two historic buildings associated with the base, the Commonwealth Acetate of Lime Factory and Amity, are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
As part of the partial disposal of Bulimba Barracks, Naval Headquarters Southern Queensland was renamed HMAS Moreton on 14 May 2016. At this time the establishment was staffed by a small number of personnel.[3]
Future
Plans have been announced that Moreton will have a new gatehouse with improved security including CCTV. Construction is expected to commence late 2017 and be completed in early 2019.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "HMAS Moreton". Royal Australian Navy. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "HMAS Moreton History". Royal Australian Navy. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Brisbane's Navy base commissions as HMAS Moreton" (Press release). Department of Defence. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "HMAS Moreton Unit Relocation Project" (Press release). Department of Defence. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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