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HMAS ''Stirling'' is the Royal Australian Navy's primary base on the west coast (Fleet Base West) of Australia. It is located on Garden Island in the state of Western Australia, near the city of Perth. Garden Island also has its own airport on the island . HMAS Stirling is currently under the command of Captain Angela Bond, RAN. ==History== HMAS ''Stirling'' is named after Admiral Sir James Stirling (28 January 1791 – 23 April 1865). Stirling, a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator, landed on Garden Island, Western Australia in 1827 and returned as commander of the barque ''Parmelia'' in June 1829 to establish and administer the Swan River Colony in Western Australia. He was the first Governor of Western Australia (1828–38). The planning of ''Stirling'' began in 1969 when, after it was decided to create the Two-Ocean Policy, a feasibility study into the use of Garden Island as a naval base was begun. The causeway linking the island with the mainland was completed in June 1973. Construction of the wharves and workshops began in early 1973 and accommodation in 1975 with the facility, including the new Fleet Base West, being formally commissioned on 28 July 1978.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.navy.gov.au/establishments/hmas-stirling )〕 The first major unit to call ''Fleet Base West'' home was HMAS ''Stuart'', having first been assigned to ''Stirling'' in 1984 for several years and, after refitting in the east, again in 1988 until decommissioning in 1991. The first submarine to based at ''Stirling'' was HMAS ''Oxley'' in 1987. Later, the headquarters of the Australian Submarine Squadron was relocated there in 1994.〔 ''Stirling'' has expanded significantly within its existing boundaries and is the largest of the RAN's shore establishment, with a base population of approximately 2,300 service personnel, 600 defence civilians and 500 contractors. Amenities included berthing and wharves, vessel repair and refit services, a ship-lift, and a helicopter support facility, as well as medical facilities, fuel storage and accommodation. The base also hosts the Submarine Escape Training Facility – one of only six in the world and the only one in the Southern Hemisphere.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMAS Stirling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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