HMAS Lonsdale (naval base) explained
| HMAS Lonsdale |
| Location: | , Victoria |
| Country: | Australia |
| Type: | Naval training base |
| Pushpin Map: | Victoria |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the former base in Victoria |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
HMAS Lonsdale is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) training base that was located at Beach Street,, Victoria, Australia. Originally named Cerberus III, the Naval Reserve Base was commissioned as HMAS Lonsdale on 1 August 1940 during the Second World War.[1]
Lonsdale was decommissioned in 1992,[2] and the site now houses a luxury apartment complex known as HM@S Lonsdale, designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects.[3] [4] [5]
See also
- List of former Royal Australian Navy bases
Notes and References
- Bunnett, A . Halliburton, G . Webb, P . The Southern Base of the RAN . Naval Historical Review . Naval Historical Society of Australia . December 1971 . 11 August 2017 .
- Web site: HMAS Lonsdale Site . Community governance . . 11 August 2017 .
- News: Penthouse poised to set $20m record . Houston, Cameron . Vedelago, Chris . Executive Style . . 10 February 2013 . 11 August 2017 .
- Book: Sandercock, Leonie . Dovey, Kim . Fluid City: Transforming Melbourne's Urban Waterfront . 2005 . 2004 . University of New South Wales Press . Sydney . 0868406694 . 227-32 .
- News: Is old Port sailing into the sunset? . Johnston, Chris . . 9 April 2014 . 11 August 2017 .
