HMAS Lonsdale (naval base)

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Lonsdale.

HMAS Lonsdale is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) training base that was located at Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Originally named Cerberus III, the Naval Reserve Base was commissioned as HMAS Lonsdale on 1 August 1940 during World War II.^[1]

HMAS Lonsdale
Port Melbourne, Victoria in Australia
A painting by official war artist Able Seaman Rex Julius depicting RAN personnel observing prayers during divisions at HMAS Lonsdale in 1944
Site information
Type	Naval training base
Operator	Royal Australian Navy
Location
HMAS Lonsdale Location of the former base in Victoria
Coordinates	37°49′26″S 144°54′40″E
Site history
In use	1 August 1940 (1940-08-01) – 1992 (1992)
Fate	Decommissioned; Now a luxury apartment complex

Lonsdale was decommissioned in 1992,^[2] and the site now houses a luxury apartment complex known as HM@S Lonsdale, designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects.^[3][4][5]

See also

• List of former Royal Australian Navy bases