HMS Nabbington

HMS Nabbington
Mobile Operational Naval Air Base I
at RAAF Base Nowra, near Nowra, in New South Wales in Australia
HMS Nabbington is located in New South Wales
HMS Nabbington
HMS Nabbington
Location within New South Wales
HMS Nabbington is located in Australia
HMS Nabbington
HMS Nabbington
HMS Nabbington (Australia)
Coordinates34°56′56″S 150°32′13″E / 34.94889°S 150.53694°E / -34.94889; 150.53694
TypeMobile Operational Naval Air Base
Site information
OwnerAustralian Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Navy (1945-1946)
Controlled byFleet Air Arm (1945-1946)
Conditionnow HMAS Albatross
Site history
In use1945 (1945) – 1946 (1946) (Fleet Air Arm)
FateMONAB decommissioned and removed
Battles/wars
Garrison information
GarrisonMONAB I
OccupantsFlying units:

Support functions:

  • Mobile Maintenance (MM) No. 1
  • Maintenance Servicing (MS) No. 1
  • Maintenance Servicing (MS) No. 2
  • Mobile Repair (MR) No. 1
  • Maintenance, Storage & Resave (MSR) No. 1
  • Maintenance, Storage & Resave (MSR) No. 2
  • Mobile Air Torpedo Maintenance Unit (MATMU) No. 3
  • Mobile Air Torpedo Maintenance Unit (MATMU) No. 6
  • Mobile Air Torpedo Maintenance Unit (MATMU) No. 7
Airfield information
Elevation365 feet (111 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 2,430 yards (2,222 m) x 50 yards (46 m) sealed gravel
08/26 2,150 yards (1,966 m) x 50 yards (46 m) sealed gravel
Source: Royal Navy Research Archive[1][2]

HMS Nabbington, was a Royal Navy (RN), Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB), that was established at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base RAAF Nowra at Nowra, New South Wales, in Australia during the final stages of the Second World War. HMS Nabbington was also known as MONAB I and Royal Naval Air Station Nowra (or RNAS Nowra).

  1. ^ "Nabbington-1". Royal Navy Research Archive - The MONAB Story - A history of the mobile airfields of the Royal Navy. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Nowra". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day. Retrieved 2 October 2024.