HMS Nabswick

HMS *Nabswick*
Mobile Operational Naval Air Base V
HMS Nabswick; Mobile Operational Naval Air Base V
at Jervis Bay Airfield, near Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory in Australia
Site information
Type	Mobile Operational Naval Air Base
Owner	Australian Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Fleet Air Arm
Location
	HMS Nabswick Location in Jervis Bay Territory HMS Nabswick HMS Nabswick (Australia)
Coordinates	35°08′48″S 150°41′48″E
Site history
In use	1945 – 1946
Fate	Returned to Royal Australian Air Force
Battles/wars	World War II Pacific War; ;
Garrison information
Garrison	MONAB 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
Elevation	200 feet (61 m) AMSL
Runways
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).^[3]