HMAS Lonsdale (naval base)

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Lonsdale.

HMAS Lonsdale
Port Melbourne, Victoria in Australia
A painting by official war artist Able Seaman Rex Julius depicting RAN personnel observing prayers during divisions at HMAS Lonsdale in 1944
Site information
Type	Naval training base
Operator	Royal Australian Navy
Location
HMAS Lonsdale Location of the former base in Victoria
Coordinates	37°49′26″S144°54′40″E / 37.82389°S 144.91111°E / -37.82389; 144.91111
Site history
In use	1 August 1940 (1940-08-01) – 1992 (1992)
Fate	Decommissioned; Now a luxury apartment complex

HMAS Lonsdale is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) training base that was 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 World War II. ^[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

References

1. Bunnett, A; Halliburton, G; Webb, P (December 1971). "The Southern Base of the RAN". Naval Historical Review. Naval Historical Society of Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
2. "HMAS Lonsdale Site" (PDF). Community governance. City of Port Phillip. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
3. Houston, Cameron; Vedelago, Chris (10 February 2013). "Penthouse poised to set $20m record". Executive Style. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
4. Sandercock, Leonie; Dovey, Kim (2005). Fluid City: Transforming Melbourne's Urban Waterfront. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press (published 2004). pp. 227–32. ISBN   0868406694.
5. Johnston, Chris (9 April 2014). "Is old Port sailing into the sunset?". The Age . Melbourne. Retrieved 11 August 2017.