HMAS Encounter
HMAS Encounter is a Royal Australian Navy naval base located in Birkenhead, South Australia. Initially in operation between 1965 and 1994, the base was recommissioned by Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, on 28 May 2022.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hart’s Mill and South Australian Maritime Museum.
Hart’s Mill
Historic building
Hart's Mill is a former flour mill complex located on a bend in the Port River, in the north-western corner of Port Adelaide, South Australia. The building, which is state heritage-listed, has been refurbished and is used as a cultural hub. Hart’s Mill is situated 370 metres south of HMAS Encounter.
South Australian Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The South Australian Maritime Museum is a state government museum, part of the History Trust of South Australia. The museum opened in 1986 in a collection of historic buildings in the heart of Port Adelaide, South Australia's first heritage precinct. South Australian Maritime Museum is situated 680 metres east of HMAS Encounter.
Glanville railway station
Railway station
Glanville railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line. Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Glanville, it is 13.8 kilometres from Adelaide station. Glanville railway station is situated 550 metres west of HMAS Encounter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Adelaide, Enfield, Prospect and Outer Harbor and Rosewater.
Port Adelaide, Enfield, Prospect and Outer Harbor
Photo: Luke Anderson, CC BY 2.0.
Port Adelaide, Enfield, Prospect and Outer Harbor is the area northwest of Adelaide City, home to Adelaide's port. Similar to Victor Harbor, many travellers end up wondering why the spelling of Outer Harbor is spelled Outer Harbor and not Outer Harbour unlike the rest of the Commonwealth.
Rosewater
Suburb
Rosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10 km north-west of Adelaide's central business district. Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the closed Rosewater Loop railway line runs through the suburb.
Gillman
Suburb
Gillman is a predominantly industrial north-western suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is located within the federal Division of Hindmarsh and the state electoral district of Port Adelaide. Gillman is situated 2½ km east of HMAS Encounter.
HMAS Encounter
- Type: Military installation
- Description: naval depot of the Royal Australian Navy
- Category: naval base
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.84103° or 34° 50′ 28″ southLongitude
138.49924° or 138° 29′ 57″ eastOpen location code
4QQW5F5X+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 286704801OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q5630332
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