HMAS Commonwealth

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HMAS Commonwealth was a former Royal Australian Navy administered shore base located in Kure, Japan. The base was previously run by the British as HMS Commonwealth, the base was renamed HMAS Commonwealth on 1 October 1948 until it ceased operation in June 1950, at which time the base was transferred to Japanese control.

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Royal Australian Navy Bases
Current Bases
Fleet Base East | Fleet Base West | HMAS Albatross | HMAS Cairns | HMAS Cerberus | HMAS Coonawarra | HMAS Creswell | HMAS Harman | HMAS Penguin | HMAS Waterhen | HMAS Watson
Former Bases
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