HMAS ''Moreton'' is a

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(RAN) base located in ,

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, Australia, responsible for providing administrative support to RAN personnel and visiting warships. It was originally established as a naval base located at

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, Brisbane in 1932, and was decommissioned in 1994; and recommissioned in 2016.

History

The naval base was opened in 1932 as HMAS ''Penguin IV'' and on 1 August 1940 it was renamed as HMAS ''Brisbane''. The base was again renamed HMAS ''Moreton'' in 1942. The base was located at the corner of Merthyr Road and Gray Street, in New Farm, Brisbane and had its own wharves, warehouse buildings and assembly areas. Post

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the base was home to the Royal Australian Navy's amphibious forces including and the landing craft. For much of this time much of the army's amphibious capacity was based locally.

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based

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was Australia's lead amphibious assault unit whilst 35 Water Transport Squadron was based at Bulimba Barracks, Brisbane, Queensland with LCM. HMAS ''Moreton'' was decommissioned in 1994 and many of its services relocated to Bulimba Barracks under the authority of Naval Headquarters Southern Queensland. Naval amphibious forces are currently based at . The site of the former base has been transformed into residential apartments. Two historic buildings associated with the base, the Commonwealth Acetate of Lime Factory and Amity, are listed on the

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. As part of the partial disposal of Bulimba Barracks, Naval Headquarters Southern Queensland was renamed HMAS ''Moreton'' on 14 May 2016. At this time the establishment was staffed by a small number of personnel.

Future

Plans have been announced that ''Moreton'' will have a new gatehouse with improved security including CCTV. Construction is expected to commence late 2017 and be completed in early 2019.

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