HMAS Lonsdale (naval base)

HMAS Lonsdale was a Royal Australian Navy training establishment, located at Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Originally named Cerberus III, the Naval Reserve Base was commissioned as HMAS Lonsdale on 1 August 1940 during the Second World War.

HMAS Lonsdale was closed down in 1992.

Further reading

• www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/default/CommunityGovernanceDocuments/HMAS_Lonsdale_article.pdf