HMAS Maitland (naval base)

HMAS Maitland
formerly HMAS Penguin (III)
Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia
HMAS Maitland is located in New South Wales
HMAS Maitland
HMAS Maitland
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates32°55′24″S 151°48′04″E / 32.92333°S 151.80111°E / -32.92333; 151.80111
TypeNaval base
Site information
Operator Royal Australian Navy
Site history
In use1 August 1940 (1940-08-01) – 21 September 1946 (1946-09-21)
FateDecommissioned

HMAS Maitland is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) shore-based naval depot[1] located in Newcastle, New South Wales behind Horseshoe Beach and Nobbys Beach.

  1. ^ Rice, Frank; Rice, Jacqueline (2006). Not Just a Stone Frigate!: HMAS Maitland, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1940–1946. Eleebana: F. & J. Rice. ISBN 9780980286700.