HMAS Huon (naval base)
| HMAS Huon | |
|---|---|
| Hobart, Tasmania in Australia | |
  HMAS Huon Location in Tasmania | |
| Coordinates | 42°52′32″S 147°20′10″E / 42.87547°S 147.33616°E |
| Type | Naval base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator |  Royal Australian Navy |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1911 – 17 June 1994 |
| Fate | |
HMAS Huon is a former
Hobart, Tasmania
, Australia, in operation from 1911 to 1994.
History
The RAN purchased a block of land on the west bank of the Derwent River in 1911;[1] and commenced construction on the site in 1912.[2]
Although completed during the 1910s, the base remained unnamed until 27 August 1939, when she was
Victorian naval base HMAS Cerberus.[2] In 1940, the decision was made to give RAN shore establishments unique names, and Cerberus VI was recommissioned on 1 August as HMAS Derwent.[2] The base was renamed to HMAS Huon on 1 March 1942; the Royal Navy had previously commissioned the destroyer HMS Derwent, and RAN wartime policy was to avoid duplicating names with allied navies.[2]
After World War II, Huon's status was downgraded in 1946 to a care and maintenance base.
On 17 June 1994, Huon was decommissioned;[2] one of several RAN bases closed due to budget cuts.
