Fremantle submarine base
Fremantle submarine base was the utilisation of Fremantle Harbour as a submarine base in World War II. The submarine base was second only to Pearl Harbor in the Pacific theatre, with US, British and Dutch submarines operating from Fremantle during the war. US submarines operating from Fremantle accounted for approximately one quarter of all US submarine patrols in the Pacific.
| Fremantle submarine base | |
|---|---|
| Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
The submarine tender USS Holland with five American submarines at Fremantle in 1942 | |
Location of the Fremantle submarine base in Western Australia | |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1942−1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | John E. Wilkes (March–May 1942)Charles A. Lockwood (May–December 1942)Allan R. McCann (acting, January 1943)Ralph Waldo Christie (February 1943–December 1944)James Fife (December 1944–1945) |
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