HMS Nabswick
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| 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 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Mobile Operational Naval Air Base | ||||||||
| Owner | Australian Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator |  Royal Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
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| Site history | |||||||||
| In use | 1945 – 1946 | ||||||||
| Fate | Returned to Royal Australian Air Force | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | |||||||||
| 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]List of units associated with MONAB V, in support of disembarked front line Squadrons:
Function
[edit | edit source]- Support for disembarked front line squadrons
Aviation support components
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- Grumman Avenger Mk.I & II
- Fairey Barracuda Mk II
- Vought Corsair Mk II & IV
- Fairey Firefly I
- Miles Martinet TT.Mk I
Citations
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Hobbs 2007, p. 143.
References
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