[Australia]: Royal Australian Navy

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Personnel

Type:	Amount:	Image:
Regular Personnel	20,000

Type:	Equipment:
Assault Rifles and Carbines	F88 Austeyr F88C Austeyr (Carbine variant) F88SA1 Austeyr (with Picatinny rail) F88SA1C Austeyr (Compact variant with Picatinny rail) F88 GLA Austeyr (with M203 Grenade Launcher) F88T Austeyr (Training variant) M4A5 Carbine (Clearance Divers) (can attach M203 Grenade Launcher) L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (Ceremonial)
Precision Rifles	Knight's Armament Company SR-25 (Sniper Rifle, Clearance Divers)
Machine Guns	F89 Minimi (5.56mm) M2HB-QCB Browning FN MAG 58
Pistols	Browning Hi-Power Mark III (designated Self-Loading Pistol 9mm Mark III) Heckler & Koch USP (Clearance Divers)
Submachine Guns	Heckler & Koch MP5 (Clearance Divers)
Shotguns	Remington Model 870 (Naval Police)
Grenade Launchers	M203 Grenade Launcher (attached to F88 and M4)
Grenades and Mines	F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade (Clearance Divers) M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine (Clearance Divers)
Bayonets	M9 Bayonet
Uniforms (non-Dress) and Personal Equipment	Disruptive Pattern Naval Uniform Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform (Clearance Divers) Tiered Combat Helmet (Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops) M88 Rucksack M94 Rucksack MK6 Backpack (Clearance Divers) Medical Backpack Baseball Cap Wide Brimmed "Boonie" Hat Combat Body Armour System Version 1 Combat Body Armour System Version 2

Equipment

Type:	Equipment:
Torpedoes	Mark 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) EuroTorp MU90 Impact Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo
Anti-Ship Missiles	UGM-84D Harpoon (submarine-launched) RGM-84D Harpoon (ship-launched) AGM-84 Harpoon (fixed wing-launched) Penguin Mark 2 (helicopter-launched) Penguin Mark 3 (fixed wing-launched) Naval Strike Missile (2007 onwards) AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (2013 onwards)
Surface-to-Air Missiles	RIM-66 Standard Missile 2 RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM) (2008 onwards)
Air-to-Surface Missiles	AGM-114L Hellfire LongBow AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER)
Surface-to-Surface Missiles	BGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM-E Block IV)
Air-to-Air Missiles	Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-9M Sidewinder AIM-9X Sidewinder
General-Purpose Bombs	Joint Direct Attack Munition Guided Bomb Unit 15 (GBU-15) Guided Bomb Unit 12 (GBU-12) Paveway II

Australia-class Aircraft Carrier (Charles de Gaulle-class)

Amount:	Image:
0/1

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Australia	CV01

Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock (Juan Carlos I-class)

Amount:	Image:
0/2

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Canberra	L02
HMAS Adelaide	L03

Hobart-class Destroyer (Álvaro de Bazán-class)

Amount:	Image:
0/4

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Hobart	D39
HMAS Brisbane	D41
HMAS Sydney	D42
HMAS Melbourne	D43

Adelaide-class Frigate

Amount:	Image:
6

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Bataan (formerly Adelaide)	FFG101
HMAS Ballarat	FFG102
HMAS Toowoomba	FFG103
HMAS Darwin	FFG104
HMAS Perth	FFG105
HMAS Newcastle	FFG106

Anzac-class Frigate

Amount:	Image:
8

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Anzac	FFH150
HMAS Arunta	FFH151
HMAS Warramunga	FFH152
HMAS Stuart	FFH153
HMAS Parramatta	FFH154
HMAS Torrens	FFH155
HMAS Macquarie	FFH156
HMAS Swan	FFH157

Collins-class Submarine

Amount:	Image:
0/6

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Collins	SSG73
HMAS Farncomb	SSG74
HMAS Waller	SSG75
HMAS Dechaineux	SSG76
HMAS Sheean	SSG77
HMAS Rankin	SSG78

Armidale-class Patrol Boat

Amount:	Image:
16

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Armidale	P83
HMAS Larrakia	P84
HMAS Bathurst	P85
HMAS Albany	P86
HMAS Pirie	P87
HMAS Wallaroo	P88
HMAS Ararat	P89
HMAS Broome	P90
HMAS Bundaberg	P91
HMAS Wollongong	P92
HMAS Childers	P93
HMAS Launceston	P94
HMAS Maryborough	P95
HMAS Glenelg	P96
HMAS Mildura	P97
HMAS Cessnock	P98

Bay-class Landing Ship

Amount:	Image:
2

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Choules	L100
HMAS Tobruk	L200

Balikpapan-class Landing Craft Heavy

Amount:	Image:
8

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Balikpapan	L126
HMAS Brunei	L127
HMAS Labuan	L128
HMAS Tarakan	L129
HMAS Wewak	L130
HMAS Madang	L131
HMAS Buna	L132
HMAS Betano	L133

Jervis Bay-class Catamaran

Amount:	Image:
1

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Jervis Bay	AKR45

Sirius-class Tanker

Amount:	Image:
0/2

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Sirius	O266
HMAS Westralia	O267

Durance-class Tanker

Amount:	Image:
0/1

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Success	OR304

Huon-class Minehunter

Amount:	Image:
0/6

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Huon	M82
HMAS Hawkesbury	M83
HMAS Norman	M84
HMAS Gascoyne	M85
HMAS Diamantina	M86
HMAS Yarra	M87

Leeuwin-class Hydrographic Survey Vessel

Amount:	Image:
0/2

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Moresby (fomerly Leeuwin)	A245
HMAS Flinders	A246

Paluma-class Hydrographic Survey Motor Launch

Amount:	Image:
0/4

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Paluma	A01
HMAS Mermaid	A02
HMAS Shepparton	A03
HMAS Benalla	A04

Protector-class Submarine Rescue Ship

Amount:	Image:
0/1

Ship Name:	Pennant Number:	Crest:
HMAS Protector	ASR241

Aircraft

Type:	Amount:	Image:
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet	0/24
Boeing EA-18G Growler	0/12
Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye	0/2
Eurocopter EC135	0/15
Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk	0/36
MRH-90 Taipan	0/12
de Havilland Canada Dash 8-200	0/1
BAE Kalkara	0/42

Small Craft

Type:	Amount:	Image:
LCM-1E Landing Craft	0/12
Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (Australian Version)	0/4
Admiral's Barge	0/1
Admiral Hudson	0/1
STS Young Endeavour	0/1

Auxiliary Vessels

Type:	Amount:	Names:	Image:
Fantome-class Survey Motor Boat	0/9	SMB Investigator SMB Fantome SMB Meda SMB Duyfken SMB Tom Thumb SMB John Gowland SMB Geographe SMB Casuarina SMB Condor
Wyatt Earp-class Antarctic Survey Vessel	0/1	ASV Wyatt Earp
Wallaby-class Water and Fuel Lighter	0/4	WFL Wallaby WFL Wombat WFL Wyulda WFL Warrigal
Fish-class Torpedo Recovery Vessel	0/3	TRV Tuna TRV Trevally TRV Tailor
Bronzewing-class Harbour Tug	0/4	HTS Bronzewing HTS Currawong HTS Mollymawk HTS Magpielark
Wattle-class Crane Stores Lighter	0/3	CSL Wattle CSL Boronia CSL Telopea
Seahorse-class Multi-Purpose Vessel	0/2	MPV Seahorse Spirit MPV Seahorse Standard
Modified Pacific-class Navigational Training Vessel	0/1	NTV Seahorse Mercator

Bases

Fleet Base East (Sydney)

Base:	Location:	Purpose:	Crest:
HMAS Kuttabul Garden Island	Potts Point, New South Wales	Primary Base
HMAS Platypus	North Sydney, New South Wales	Submarine Base
HMAS Waterhen	Waverton, New South Wales	Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Base
HMAS Watson	Watsons Bay, New South Wales	Training Base
HMAS Penguin	Mosman, New South Wales	Hospital Base
HMAS Rushcutter	Darling Point, New South Wales	Training Base

Fleet Base West (Perth)

Base:	Location:	Purpose:	Crest:
HMAS Stirling Garden Island (Military) Airport Lancelin Defence Training Area	Garden Island, Western Australia	Primary Base
HMAS Leeuwin	East Fremantle, Western Australia	Hospital Base

Others

Base:	Location:	Purpose:	Crest:
HMAS Cairns	Portsmith, Queensland	Patrol Boat and Hydrographic Base
HMAS Melville Naval Fuel Installation Stokes Hill	Larrakeyah, Northern Territory	Patrol Boat Base
HMAS Advance	Dampier, Western Australia	Patrol Boat Base
HMAS Albatross Naval Air Station Nowra	Nowra Hill, New South Wales	Naval Air Station
HMAS Simbang Sembawang Air Base Former HMS Simbang Barracks Training Area	Sembawang, Singapore	Naval Air Station
Australian Defence Singapore Support Unit Sembawang Naval Berths S5, S6 and S7 Former HMS Terror Barracks Sembawang Naval Base Headquarters Buildings and Stores Basin Admiralty House Kranji Naval Transmitting Station	Sembawang, Singapore	Overseas Base
HMAS Coonawarra Humpty Doo Naval Transmitting Station	Coonawarra, Northern Territory	Naval Communications Station Darwin
HMAS Harman Belconnen Naval Transmitting Station Bonshaw Receiving Station	Jerrabomberra, Australian Capital Territory	Naval Communications Area Master Station Australia Defence Communications Station Canberra Defence Network Operations Centre
HMAS Creswell Jervis Bay Airfield Beecroft Weapons Range	Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory	Training Base
HMAS Cerberus Crib Point Satellite Earth Station	Crib Point, Victoria	Training Base
HMAS Nirimba	Schofields, New South Wales	Ordnance Base
HMAS Moreton	Bulimba, Queensland	Administration, Depot and Reserves Base
HMAS Maitland	Newcastle, New South Wales	Administration, Depot and Reserves Base
HMAS Lonsdale	Port Melbourne, Victoria	Administration, Depot and Reserves Base
HMAS Encounter	Birkenhead, South Australia	Administration, Depot and Reserves Base
HMAS Derwent	Queens Domain, Tasmania	Administration, Depot and Reserves Base
HMAS Magnetic	Townsville City, Queensland	Administration, Depot and Reserves Base
HMAS Carpentaria	High Commission of Australia, London	Administration Base
HMAS Waratah	Embassy of Australia, Washington D.C.	Administration Base
Armament Depot, Kingswood	Kingswood, New South Wales	Ordnance Depot
Armament Depot, Newington	Newington, New South Wales	Ordnance Depot

Ranks

Commissioned Officers​

Code:	O-11​	O-10​	O-9​	O-8​	O-7​	O-6​
Insignia:	​	​	​	​	​	​
Rank:	Admiral of the Fleet​	Admiral​	Vice Admiral​	Rear Admiral​	Commodore​	Captain​

Code:	O-5​	O-4​	O-3​	O-2​	O-1​	O-0​	Chaplain​
Insignia:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Rank:	Commander​	Lieutenant Commander​	Lieutenant​	Sub Lieutenant​	Acting Sub Lieutenant​	Midshipman​	Chaplain​

Enlisted​

Code:	E-10​	E-9​	E-8​	E-7​	E-6​	E-5​	E-4​	E-3/E-2​	E-1​
Insignia:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	No Insignia​
Rank:	Warrant Officer of the Navy​	Warrant Officer​	Chief Petty Officer​	Petty Officer 1st Class​	Petty Officer 2nd Class​	Leading Seaman​	Able Seaman​	Seaman​	Recruit​

Naval Communications Station Harold E. Holt

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Overview​

Naval Communications Station Harold E. Holt is located on the northwest coast of Australia, 6 kilometres north of the town of Exmouth, Western Australia. The town of Exmouth was built at the same time as the communications station to provide support to the base and to house dependent families of U.S. Navy personnel. The station provides very low frequency radio transmission to Royal Australian Navy ships and submarines in the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean. The frequency is 19.8 kHz. With a transmission power of 1 megawatt, it is the most powerful transmission station in the Southern Hemisphere. The station features thirteen tall radio towers. The tallest tower is called Tower Zero and is 387 metres tall, and was for many years the tallest man-made structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Six towers, each 364 metres tall, are placed in a hexagon around Tower Zero. The other six towers, which are each 304 metres (997 feet) tall, are placed in a larger hexagon around Tower Zero.

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Chief of Navy

Fleet Command

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Crest:	Office:	Officeholder:	Image:
	Senior Naval Officer Northern Australia	Commodore Christina Ween

Unit:	Size:	Base:
VIP Boat Squadron	Admiral Hudson Admiral's Barge 10x Regular Personnel	HMAS Waterhen

Surface Combatant Group

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Base:	Size:
HMAS Kuttabul (Garden Island)	HMAS Australia HMAS Canberra HMAS Adelaide HMAS Brisbane HMAS Sydney HMAS Ballarat HMAS Toowoomba HMAS Newcastle HMAS Anzac HMAS Warramunga HMAS Parramatta HMAS Macquarie HMAS Choules HMAS Tobruk HMAS Sirius HMAS Success 12x LCM-1E Landing Craft 4x Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel 6,200x Regular Personnel
HMAS Stirling	HMAS Hobart HMAS Melbourne HMAS Bataan HMAS Darwin HMAS Perth HMAS Arunta HMAS Stuart HMAS Torrens HMAS Swan HMAS Westralia 2,950x Regular Personnel
HMAS Melville	HMAS Jervis Bay HMAS Balikpapan HMAS Betano HMAS Madang HMAS Buna 170x Regular Personnel
HMAS Cairns	HMAS Labuan HMAS Tarakan HMAS Wewak HMAS Brunei 130x Regular Personnel

Submarine Group

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Base:	Size:
HMAS Platypus	HMAS Collins HMAS Farncomb HMAS Waller HMAS Dechaineux HMAS Sheean HMAS Rankin HMAS Protector 620x Regular Personnel

Fleet Air Arm

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Squadron:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
723 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 15x Eurocopter EC135s	HMAS Albatross
724 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 12x Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks	HMAS Albatross
725 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 12x NHIndustries MRH-90 Taipans	HMAS Albatross
805 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 12x Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets	HMAS Albatross
808 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 12x Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets	HMAS Albatross
816 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 12x Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks	HMAS Albatross
817 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 12x Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks	HMAS Stirling (Garden Island (Military) Airport)
822X Squadron	30x Regular Personnel, 42x BAE Kalkaras	HMAS Creswell (Jervis Bay Airfield)
850 Squadron	150x Regular Personnel, 12x Boeing EA-18G Growlers	HMAS Albatross
851 Squadron	30x Regular Personnel, 2x Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeyes	HMAS Albatross

Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Group

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Mine Warfare Forces

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Base:	Size:
HMAS Waterhen	HMAS Huon HMAS Hawkesbury HMAS Norman HMAS Gascoyne HMAS Diamantina HMAS Yarra 500x Regular Personnel

Clearance Diving Branch

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Unit:	Size (CLASSIFIED):	Base:	Crest:
Clearance Diving Team One Maritime Tactical Operations Force Element Mine Counter Measures Force Element Underwater Battle Damage Repair Force Element Explosive Ordnance Disposal Force Element Maritime Counter Terrorism Force Element	300x Regular Personnel	HMAS Waterhen
Clearance Diving Team Two Maritime Tactical Operations Force Element Mine Counter Measures Force Element Underwater Battle Damage Repair Force Element Explosive Ordnance Disposal Force Element Maritime Counter Terrorism Force Element	300x Regular Personnel	HMAS Waterhen
Clearance Diving Team Four Maritime Tactical Operations Force Element Mine Counter Measures Force Element Underwater Battle Damage Repair Force Element Explosive Ordnance Disposal Force Element Maritime Counter Terrorism Force Element	300x Regular Personnel	HMAS Stirling

Patrol Boat Group

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Division:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
Attack Division	HMAS Armidale HMAS Larrakia HMAS Bathurst HMAS Albany 220x Regular Personnel	HMAS Melville
Assail Division	HMAS Pirie HMAS Wallaroo HMAS Ararat HMAS Broome 220x Regular Personnel	HMAS Melville
Ardent Division	HMAS Bundaberg HMAS Wollongong HMAS Childers HMAS Launceston 220x Regular Personnel	HMAS Cairns
Aware Division	HMAS Maryborough HMAS Glenelg HMAS Mildura HMAS Cessnock 220x Regular Personnel	HMAS Advance

Hydrographic, Meterological and Oceanographic Group

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Royal Australian Navy Hydrographic Service

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Base:	Size:
HMAS Cairns	HMAS Moresby HMAS Flinders HMAS Paluma HMAS Mermaid HMAS Shepparton HMAS Benalla SMB Investigator SMB Fantome SMB Meda SMB Duyfken SMB Tom Thumb SMB John Gowland SMB Geographe SMB Casuarina SMB Condor 340x Regular Personnel
Princes Wharf No. 2, Hobart	ASV Wyatt Earp 10x Regular Personnel

Unit:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
Australian Hydrographic Office	100x Regular Personnel	Wollongong
Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight	20x Regular Personnel, 1x de Havilland Canada Dash 8-200	Cairns Airport

Navy Systems Command

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Navy People, Training and Resources

Unit:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
Fleet Sea Training Group	200x Regular Personnel	HMAS Watson
Submarine Sea Training Group	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Watson
Royal Australian Navy Recruit School	200x Regular Personnel	HMAS Cerberus
Royal Australian Navy Staff College	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Creswell
Australian Joint Anti-Submarine School	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Albatross
Training Authority Maritime Warfare	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Rushcutter
School of Survivability and Ship Safety	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Rushcutter
Submarine Training and Systems Centre Submarine Escape Training Facility	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Stirling
Royal Australian Navy Chaplaincy Branch	100x Regular Personnel	All Bases
Royal Australian Navy Photographic Branch	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Kuttabul
Royal Australian Navy Band	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Kuttabul

Royal Australian Navy Health Services

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Unit:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
Primary Casualty Reception Facility	300x Regular Personnel	HMAS Penguin
Primary Casualty Reception Facility, Perth	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Leeuwin
Submarine and Underwater Medicine Unit	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Penguin
Environmental Medicine Unit	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Leeuwin

Royal Australian Navy Naval Police

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Unit:	Size:	Base:
Naval Police Station, Sydney	250x Regular Personnel	HMAS Kuttabul
Naval Police Station, Perth	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Stirling
Naval Police Station, Darwin	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Melville
Naval Police Station, Cairns	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Cairns
Naval Police Station, Nowra	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Albatross
Naval Police Station, Jervis Bay	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Creswell
Naval Police Station, Crib Point	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Cerberus
Naval Police Station, Canberra	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Harman
Naval Police Station, Coonawarra	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Coonawarra
Naval Police Station, Dampier	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Advance
Naval Police Station, Schofields	25x Regular Personnel	HMAS Nirimba

Royal Australian Naval Reserve

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Unit:	Size:	Base:
Naval Reserve Headquarters Southern New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Watson
Naval Reserve Headquarters Northern New South Wales	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Maitland
Naval Reserve Headquarters Victoria	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Lonsdale
Naval Reserve Headquarters South Queensland	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Moreton
Naval Reserve Headquarters Western Australia	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Leeuwin
Naval Reserve Headquarters South Australia	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Encounter
Naval Reserve Headquarters North Queensland	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Magnetic
Naval Reserve Headquarters Tasmania	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Derwent
Naval Reserve Headquarters Northern Territory	100x Regular Personnel	HMAS Melville

Navy Engineering, Regulation, Certificate and Safety

Unit:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
Fleet Support Unit	300x Regular Personnel	HMAS Kuttabul
Fleet Support Unit, Perth	200x Regular Personnel	HMAS Stirling
Missile Maintenance Establishment	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Nirimba
Naval Ordnance Inspection and Design	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Nirimba
Torpedo Maintenance Establishment	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Platypus

Navy Capability

Unit:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
Maritime Trade Operations Australia	50x Regular Personnel	HMAS Harman
Naval Communications Area Master Station Australia	40x Regular Personnel	HMAS Harman

Navy Warfare Community

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Unit:	Size:	Base:	Crest:
Maritime Intelligence Support Centre	75x Regular Personnel	HMAS Coonawarra
Sea Power Centre	25x Regular Personnel	Russell Offices, Canberra

National Support Squadron

Base:	Size:
HMAS Kuttabul	WFL Wallaby WFL Wombat
HMAS Waterhen	TRV Trevally HTS Bronzewing HTS Currawong CSL Boronia CSL Telopea
HMAS Rushcutter	NTV Seahorse Mercator
HMAS Stirling	WFL Wyulda TRV Stirling HTS Magpielark MPV Seahorse Standard
HMAS Melville	WFL Warrigal HTS Mollymawk CSL Wattle
HMAS Advance
HMAS Creswell	TRV Tuna
HMAS Cerberus	MPV Seahorse Spirit