HMAS Kuttabul (naval base)
HMAS Kuttabul is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base located in Potts Point in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Kuttabul provides administrative, training, logistics and accommodation support to naval personnel assigned to the various facilities that form Fleet Base East, the main operational navy base on the east coast of Australia. A part of Fleet Base East itself, Kuttabul occupies several buildings in the Sydney suburb of Potts Point and in the immediately adjacent Garden Island dockyard. It also supports navy personnel posted to other locations throughout the greater Sydney region.
| HMAS Kuttabul | |
|---|---|
| Part of Fleet Base East | |
| Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia | |
Fleet Base East | |
Coat of arms of HMAS Kuttabul | |
HMAS Kuttabul Location in Greater Sydney | |
| Coordinates | 33°51′45″S 151°13′36″E |
| Type | Naval base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Navy (1856–1911); Royal Australian Navy (1911–1967); Royal Australian Navy (1967 – present) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1856 |
| In use | 1856 – present |
| Battles/wars | Attack on Sydney Harbour |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Captain Viktor Piličić, CSC, RAN |
| Past commanders | Commander Todd Wilson, RAN |
The base is named for the steam ferry HMAS Kuttabul that was sunk while docked at Garden Island during a Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour in 1942.