HMS Nabswick was a Royal Navy (RN), Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB) which was initially at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) satellite airfield Jervis Bay Airfield situated near Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory. HMS Nabswick was also known as MONAB V and Royal Naval Air Station Jervis Bay (or RNAS Jervis Bay).[3]
| HMS Nabswick Mobile Operational Naval Air Base V  | |||||||||
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| at Jervis Bay Airfield, near Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory in Australia | |||||||||
  HMS Nabswick Location in Jervis Bay Territory  HMS Nabswick HMS Nabswick (Australia) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′48″S 150°41′48″E / 35.14667°S 150.69667°E | ||||||||
| Type | Mobile Operational Naval Air Base | ||||||||
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| Owner | Australian Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator |  Royal Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| In use | 1945 – 1946 | ||||||||
| Fate | Returned to Royal Australian Air Force | ||||||||
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| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Garrison | MONAB V | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 200 feet (61 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Royal Navy Research Archive[1][2] | |||||||||
Commanding officers
editList of commanding officers of HMS Nabswick with date of appointment:[1]
Units based at HMS Nabswick
editList of units associated with MONAB V, in support of disembarked front line Squadrons:
Function
edit- Support for disembarked front line squadrons
Aviation support components
edit- Mobile Maintenance (MM) No. 4
- Mobile Servicing (MS) No. 7
- Mobile Servicing (MS) No. 8
- Mobile, Storage & Reserve (MSR) No. 1
- Mobile, Storage & Reserve (MSR) No. 2
- Mobile Air Torpedo Maintenance Unit (MATMU) No. 6
Aircraft type supported
edit- Grumman Avenger Mk.I & II
- Fairey Barracuda Mk II
- Vought Corsair Mk II & IV
- Fairey Firefly I
- Miles Martinet TT.Mk I
Citations
edit- ^ a b "MONAB V - HMS Nabswick". Royal Navy Research Archive - The MONAB Story - A history of the mobile airfields of the Royal Navy. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Jervis Bay". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Hobbs 2007, p. 143.
References
edit- Hobbs, David (2007). Moving Bases Royal Navy Maintenance Carriers and MONABs. Liskeard, Cornwall, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 978-1-904459-30-9.