Navy & Sydney Harbour A Symbiotic Relationship Commander Shane Moore, CSM, RAN Director Naval Heritage Collection

Overview n Themed approach n The Harbour n The Navy n Shore Facilities n Today & Tomorrow

The Harbour n Geography n Capability n Development

Two Centuries of Navy n RN Australian Squadron. n Creation of the RAN. n In Peace & War. n Changing use.

A Safe Harbour

Shore Facilities- Spectacle Island n Armaments Depot n Longest continuously serving naval base in Australia. n Armaments work ceased in 1979 on the Island. n Now the Main Repository for the Naval Heritage Collection.

Shore Facilities – Garden Island n Originally a mooring area only. n Naval base built 1800 – n On-going infrastructure additions until present day. n Now includes Fleet Base -East.

Shore Facilities – Captain Cook Graving Dock n Build by the MSB 1941 – n Still the largest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere. n Repair & Maintenance only. n A strategic asset.

Shore Facilities – Navy Establishments n HMAS Rushcutter – 1940 – 1968 n HMAS Kuttabul n HMAS Penguin n HMAS Watson n HMAS Waterhen – 1962 n HMAS Platypus –

Shore Facilities - Dockyards n Cockatoo Island Dockyard. n Woolwich Dockyard. n Morts Dockyard. n No large ship building dockyard remains in the Harbour.

Shore Facilities – Fuel & Moorings n Chowder Bay n Athol Bight n De-Gausing Range

A Notable Heritage

Today & Tomorrow n Navy & the Harbour today. n Losses & Gains. n Garden Island re-development. n What comes next?

Summary n Sydney Harbour is part of Navy’s DNA. n Since white settlement the harbour has been central to the maritime defence of Australia. n The harbour is no longer the great sea-port it once was. n Navy’s need for the harbour has not degraded. n The future may bring significant changes.

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