HMS ''Nabswick'' was a

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

(RN), Mobile Operational Naval Air Base (MONAB) which was initially at the

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(RAAF) satellite airfield

Jervis Bay Airfield Jervis Bay Airfield is a military aerodrome in the Jervis Bay Territory in Australia. It is the only aerodrome in the territory and is located about east of Sussex Inlet, New South Wales, Sussex Inlet; and about south of Jervis Bay Village, J ...

situated near

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, 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: *

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H.G. Dickinson, , RN, from 1 February 1945 *

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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

Grumman Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval av ...

Mk.I & II *

Fairey Barracuda The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber designed by Fairey Aviation. It was the first aircraft of this type operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy to be fabricated entirely from metal. The Barra ...

Mk II * Vought Corsair Mk II & IV *

Fairey Firefly The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was developed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation ...

I *

Miles Martinet The Miles M.25 Martinet was a target tug aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA) that was in service during the Second World War. It was the first British aircraft to be designed specifically for target towing. Work on t ...

TT.Mk I

Citations

References

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