Garden Island Naval Precinct | |
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Location | Cowper Wharf Roadway, Garden Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′55″S 151°13′35″E / 33.8654°S 151.2265°E |
Built | 1856– |
Architect | James Barnet; under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty |
Owner | Australian Department of Defence |
Official name | Garden Island Precinct, Cowper Wharf Rd, Garden Island, NSW, Australia |
Type | Listed place (complex / group) |
Designated | 22 June 2004 |
Reference no. | 105286 |
Class | Historic |
Place File No. | 1/12/036/0369 |
Official name | Sydney Harbour Naval Precinct; Garden Island; Captain Cook Graving Dock; HMAS Penguin; HMAS Kuttabul; Ba-ing-hoe; Derawan; Darrawunn |
Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
Designated | 12 November 2004 |
Reference no. | 1705 |
Type | Defence Base Naval |
Category | Defence |
The Garden Island Naval Precinct is a heritage-listed naval base and defence precinct located at Cowper Wharf Roadway in the inner eastern Sydney neighbourhood of Garden Island, New South Wales, Australia. The precinct was built from 1856. It includes the HMAS Kuttabul naval base, formerly known as HMAS Penguin. The property is owned by Australian Department of Defence. It was added to the Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004[1] and the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 12 November 2004.[2]