HMAS Penguin (naval base)

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Penguin.

HMAS Penguin
Part of Fleet Base East
Balmoral, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia
The sign at the front of HMAS Penguin
HMAS Penguin is located in Sydney
HMAS Penguin
HMAS Penguin
Location in Greater Sydney
Coordinates33°49′40″S 151°15′31″E / 33.82773°S 151.25850°E / -33.82773; 151.25850
TypeNaval base
Area14.2 hectares (35 acres)
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
Operator Royal Australian Navy (1942 – 1957)
 Royal Australian Navy (1957 – present)
Websitenavy.gov.au/establishments/hmas-penguin
Site history
Built14 July 1942 (1942-07-14)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Commander Kent Browning, RAN
Occupants
  • ADF Diving School (ADFDS);
  • RAN Hydrographic School;
  • RAN Medical School;
  • Submarine and Underwater Medicine Unit (SUMU);
  • RAN Recompression Chamber Facility (RCCF);
  • 1st Commando Company (1Coy);
  • Maritime Operational Health Unit (MOHU);
  • ADF Centre for Mental Health;
  • Penguin Health Centre

HMAS Penguin is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base located at Balmoral on the lower north shore of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman, New South Wales. Penguin is one of the RAN's primary training establishments, with a responsibility for providing trained specialists for all areas of the navy. The current commander of Penguin is Commander Kent Browning, RAN.