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'''HMAS ''Cerberus''''' is the name given to a number of [[Royal Australian Navy]] ships and shore establishments, after the mythological [[Cerberus]]. |
'''HMAS ''Cerberus''''' is the name given to a number of [[Royal Australian Navy]] ships and shore establishments, after the mythological [[Cerberus]]. |
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*[[HMVS Cerberus|HMVS ''Cerberus'' | HMAS ''Cerberus'' 1868]] was a [[breastwork monitor]] that was transferred from the [[Victorian Naval Forces]] to the [[Commonwealth Naval Forces]] in 1901, and the [[Royal Australian Navy]] in 1911. In 1921, the ship was renamed '''''HMAS Platypus II''''', and tasked as a submarine tender for the RAN's six [[J-class submarine]]s. She was decommissioned in 1921 and disposed of in 1924. She was sunk as a breakwater off [[Half Moon Bay (Victoria)|Half Moon Bay]]. |
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*{{HMAS|Cerberus|naval base}} is the former '''Flinders Naval Depot''' which was renamed HMAS ''Cerberus'' in 1921 and is the Royal Australian Navy's primary training establishment, located at Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, Victoria. |
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The ''Cerberus'' name was also given to a number of subsidiary depots and auxiliary vessels. These units were identified with Roman numerals. |
The ''Cerberus'' name was also given to a number of subsidiary depots and auxiliary vessels. These units were identified with Roman numerals. |
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*HMAS ''Cerberus III'', the Naval Reserve Depot at Port Melbourne, was commissioned as [[HMAS Lonsdale (naval base)|HMAS ''Lonsdale'']] on 1 August 1940 |
*HMAS ''Cerberus III'', the Naval Reserve Depot at Port Melbourne, was commissioned as [[HMAS Lonsdale (naval base)|HMAS ''Lonsdale'']] on 1 August 1940 |
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*HMAS ''Cerberus III'' was the tug ''Kooronga'' |
*HMAS ''Cerberus III'' was the tug ''Kooronga'' |
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*HMAS ''Cerberus IV'' the Naval Reserve Depot at Port Adelaide, was commissioned as HMAS Torrens (naval base) on 1 August 1940 |
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*HMAS ''Cerberus IV'' was the tug ''TB 10'' |
*HMAS ''Cerberus IV'' was the tug ''TB 10'' |
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*HMAS ''Cerberus V'', the Naval Reserve Depot at |
*HMAS ''Cerberus V'', the Naval Reserve Depot at Fremantle, was commissioned {{HMAS|Leeuwin|naval base|6}} on 1 August 1940 |
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*HMAS ''Cerberus V'' was the tug TB 1536 ''Dooen'' transferred from the [[Australian Army]] in 1958 |
*HMAS ''Cerberus V'' was the tug TB 1536 ''Dooen'' transferred from the [[Australian Army]] in 1958 |
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*HMAS ''Cerberus VI'' was the naval depot in Hobart; later renamed HMAS ''Derwent'', then {{HMAS|Huon|naval base|6}} |
*HMAS ''Cerberus VI'' was the naval depot in Hobart; later renamed HMAS ''Derwent'', then {{HMAS|Huon|naval base|6}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 10 September 2024
HMAS Cerberus is the name given to a number of Royal Australian Navy ships and shore establishments, after the mythological Cerberus.
- HMVS Cerberus | HMAS Cerberus 1868 was a breastwork monitor that was transferred from the Victorian Naval Forces to the Commonwealth Naval Forces in 1901, and the Royal Australian Navy in 1911. In 1921, the ship was renamed HMAS Platypus II, and tasked as a submarine tender for the RAN's six J-class submarines. She was decommissioned in 1921 and disposed of in 1924. She was sunk as a breakwater off Half Moon Bay.
- HMAS Cerberus (naval base) is the former Flinders Naval Depot which was renamed HMAS Cerberus in 1921 and is the Royal Australian Navy's primary training establishment, located at Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, Victoria.
The Cerberus name was also given to a number of subsidiary depots and auxiliary vessels. These units were identified with Roman numerals.
- HMAS Cerberus II was the gunboat HMAS Protector, renamed on 1 April 1921 as Cerberus II until reverting to Protector in 1924
- HMAS Cerberus III, the Naval Reserve Depot at Port Melbourne, was commissioned as HMAS Lonsdale on 1 August 1940
- HMAS Cerberus III was the tug Kooronga
- HMAS Cerberus IV the Naval Reserve Depot at Port Adelaide, was commissioned as HMAS Torrens (naval base) on 1 August 1940
- HMAS Cerberus IV was the tug TB 10
- HMAS Cerberus V, the Naval Reserve Depot at Fremantle, was commissioned HMAS Leeuwin on 1 August 1940
- HMAS Cerberus V was the tug TB 1536 Dooen transferred from the Australian Army in 1958
- HMAS Cerberus VI was the naval depot in Hobart; later renamed HMAS Derwent, then HMAS Huon
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.