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HMAS Waterhen (naval base)

1943 establishments in AustraliaFleet Base EastMilitary installations established in 1943Military installations in New South WalesRoyal Australian Navy bases
Use Australian English from August 2017Waverton, New South Wales
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HMAS Waterhen is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base located in Waverton on Sydney's lower north shore, within Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. Constructed on the site of a quarry used to expand Garden Island in the 1930s, the location was used during World War II as a boom net maintenance and storage area. In 1962, the area was commissioned as a base of the RAN, and became home to the RAN's mine warfare forces. Waterhen was the first small-ship base established by the RAN, and from 1969 to 1979 was also responsible for the RAN's patrol boat forces.

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HMAS Waterhen (naval base)
Bay Road, Sydney Waverton

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HMAS Waterhen

Bay Road
2060 Sydney, Waverton
New South Wales, Australia
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