Fleet Base East
Fleet Base East is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) major fleet base that comprises several naval establishments and facilities clustered around Sydney Harbour, centred on HMAS Kuttabul. Fleet Base East extends beyond the borders of Kuttabul and includes the commercially-operated dockyard at Garden Island, and adjacent wharf facilities at nearby Woolloomooloo, east of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. Fleet Base East is one of two major facilities of the RAN, the other facility being Fleet Base West. The fleet operates in the Pacific Ocean.
| Fleet Base East | |
|---|---|
| Part of Royal Australian Navy | |
| Near Sydney, New South Wales in Australia | |
Garden Island, a major part of Fleet Base East | |
Fleet Base East Location in Greater Sydney | |
| Coordinates | 33°51′50″S 151°13′31″E |
| Type | Major fleet base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Navy (1788–1911); Royal Australian Navy (1911–1967); Royal Australian Navy (1967 – present) |
| Constituent bases and facilities | |
| Site history | |
| In use | Various bases and units (1788 - 1987) Fleet Base East (1987 – present) |
Confusingly, naval personnel often use the term Fleet Base East to mean the naval wharves at Garden Island where ships assigned to the Fleet Base usually berth but the official designation includes several other bases and facilities as well.