HMAS Basilisk
Royal Australian Navy naval base From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMAS Basilisk is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) shore naval base, located in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
HMAS Basilisk | |
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Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea | |
![]() Aerial Photo of HMAS Basilisk | |
Site information | |
Type | Naval base |
Operator | Royal Australian Navy (1943-1967); Royal Australian Navy (1967-1983) |
Site history | |
In use | 1 January 1943 – 17 December 1945 ; 14 November 1974 – 1983 ; |
Fate |
History
The first RAN naval base in Papua New Guinea, the base was commissioned on 1 January 1943 under the command of Commander R.B.A. Hunt RAN, who was previously the Naval Officer in Charge Port Moresby.[1][2] Hunt was the hydrographic surveyor who had surveyed Port Moresby.[3]
Basilisk was paid off on 17 December 1945.
HMAS Basilisk was re-commissioned under CMDR P. Paffard, RAN on 14 November 1974 to provide administrative support for RAN personnel serving with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.[4]
The naval base was finally decommissioned in 1983.
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