HMAS ''Encounter'' (naval base)
HMAS Encounter | |
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Port Adelaide, South Australia in Australia | |
Type | Naval depot |
Site information | |
Operator | Royal Australian Navy |
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Fate |
HMAS Encounter is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) depot located in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, in operation between 1965 and 1994.[1]
Formerly HMAS Torrens commissioned in August 1940 before being commissioned as HMAS Encounter in 1965.
With the base closure in June 1994, a Navy Support Office South Australia was established in Keswick Barracks.
See also
References
- ↑ "HMAS Encounter – Decommissioning at Port Adelaide". Naval Historical Review. Naval Historical Society of Australia. June 1994. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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