HMS Nabswick
| HMS Nabswick Mobile Operational Naval Air Base V  | |||||||||
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| at Jervis Bay Airfield, near Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory in Australia | |||||||||
  HMS Nabswick Location in Jervis Bay Territory  HMS Nabswick HMS Nabswick (Australia) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′48″S 150°41′48″E / 35.14667°S 150.69667°E | ||||||||
| Type | Mobile Operational Naval Air Base | ||||||||
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| Owner | Australian Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator |  Royal Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| In use | 1945 – 1946 | ||||||||
| Fate | Returned to Royal Australian Air Force | ||||||||
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| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Garrison | MONAB V | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 200 feet (61 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Royal Navy Research Archive[1][2] | |||||||||
HMS Nabswick was a Royal Navy (RN), Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB) which was initially at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) satellite airfield Jervis Bay Airfield situated near Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory. HMS Nabswick was also known as MONAB V and Royal Naval Air Station Jervis Bay (or RNAS Jervis Bay).[3]
Commanding officers
[edit]List of commanding officers of HMS Nabswick with date of appointment:[1]
- Captain H.G. Dickinson, DSC, RN, from 1 February 1945
- Commander T.K. Masterman, RN, (temporary command) from 9 March 1945
- Captain H.G. Dickinson, DSC, RN, from 1 May 1945
- Captain J.F.H. Sawyer, RN, from 18 November 1945
Units based at HMS Nabswick
[edit]List of units associated with MONAB V, in support of disembarked front line Squadrons:
Function
[edit]- Support for disembarked front line squadrons
Aviation support components
[edit]- Mobile Maintenance (MM) No. 4
- Mobile Servicing (MS) No. 7
- Mobile Servicing (MS) No. 8
- Mobile, Storage & Reserve (MSR) No. 1
- Mobile, Storage & Reserve (MSR) No. 2
- Mobile Air Torpedo Maintenance Unit (MATMU) No. 6
Aircraft type supported
[edit]- Grumman Avenger Mk.I & II
- Fairey Barracuda Mk II
- Vought Corsair Mk II & IV
- Fairey Firefly I
- Miles Martinet TT.Mk I
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "MONAB V - HMS Nabswick". Royal Navy Research Archive - The MONAB Story - A history of the mobile airfields of the Royal Navy. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Jervis Bay". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Hobbs 2007, p. 143.
References
[edit]- Hobbs, David (2007). Moving Bases Royal Navy Maintenance Carriers and MONABs. Liskeard, Cornwall, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 978-1-904459-30-9.