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Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB) of the Royal Navy

HMS Nabswick
Mobile Operational Naval Air Base V
at Jervis Bay Airfield, near Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory in Australia
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Coordinates35°08′48″S 150°41′48″E / 35.14667°S 150.69667°E / -35.14667; 150.69667
TypeMobile Operational Naval Air Base
Site information
OwnerAustralian Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Navy
Controlled byFleet Air Arm
Site history
In use1945 (1945) – 1946 (1946)
FateReturned to Royal Australian Air Force
Battles/wars
Garrison information
GarrisonMONAB V
Occupants
  • Mobile Maintenance (MM) No. 4
  • Maintenance Servicing (MS) No. 7
  • Maintenance Servicing (MS) No. 8
  • Mobile, Storage & Reserve (MSR) No. 1
  • Mobile, Storage & Reserve (MSR) No. 2
  • Mobile Air Torpedo Maintenance Unit (MATMU) No. 6
Airfield information
Elevation200 feet (61 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 1,665 yards (1,522 m) x 50 yards (46 m) sealed gravel
15/33 1,665 yards (1,522 m) x 50 yards (46 m) sealed gravel
Source: Royal Navy Research Archive

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).

Commanding officers

List of commanding officers of HMS Nabswick with date of appointment:

  • Captain H.G. Dickinson, DSC, RN, from 1 February 1945
  • Commander T.K. Masterman, RN, (temporary command) from 9 March 1945
  • Captain H.G. Dickinson, DSC, RN, from 1 May 1945
  • Captain J.F.H. Sawyer, RN, from 18 November 1945

Units based at HMS Nabswick

List of units associated with MONAB V, in support of disembarked front line Squadrons:

Function

  • Support for disembarked front line squadrons

Aviation support components

  • 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

Citations

  1. ^ "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.
  2. "Jervis Bay". Royal Navy Research Archive - Fleet Air Arm Bases 1939 - present day. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. Hobbs 2007, p. 143.

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