HMAS Brisbane (naval base)

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HMAS Brisbane was a Naval Depot in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia during World War 2.

The base opened in 1932 as HMAS Penguin IV and in 1940 it was renamed as HMAS Brisbane, and in 1942 was further renamed as HMAS Moreton.

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• Naval Historical Society of Australia

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HMAS Assault | HMAS Basilisk | HMAS Brisbane | HMAS Carpentaria | HMAS Commonwealth | HMAS Derwent | HMAS Encounter | HMAS Gilolo | HMAS Huon | HMAS Kuranda | HMAS Lavada | HMAS Leeuwin | HMAS Lonsdale | HMAS Lusair | HMAS Madang | HMAS Magnetic | HMAS Maitland | HMAS Melville | HMAS Mindari | HMAS Moreton | HMAS Nirimba | HMAS Platypus | HMAS Rushcutter | HMAS Seeadler | HMAS Tarangau | HMAS Torrens | HMAS Waratah