HMAS Encounter (naval base)
HMAS Encounter | |
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Birkenhead, South Australia Near Port Adelaide, in Australia | |
HMAS Encounter | |
Coordinates | 34°50′21″S 138°29′53″E / 34.839088°S 138.498012°ECoordinates: 34°50′21″S 138°29′53″E / 34.839088°S 138.498012°E |
Type | Naval depot |
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Operator | Royal Australian Navy |
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HMAS Encounter is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) depot located in Birkenhead, South Australia, Australia, in operation between 1965 and 1994.[1]
Formerly HMAS Torrens commissioned in August 1940 before being commissioned as HMAS Encounter in 1965.
With the base closure in June 1994, a Navy Support Office South Australia was established in Keswick Barracks.
See also[]
- List of former Royal Australian Navy bases
- Encounter (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ "HMAS Encounter – Decommissioning at Port Adelaide". Naval Historical Review. Naval Historical Society of Australia. June 1994. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- Closed facilities of the Royal Australian Navy
- 1994 disestablishments in Australia
- 1939 establishments in Australia
- Military units and formations established in 1939
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1994
- Lefevre Peninsula
- Former military installations of South Australia