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HMAS ''Watson'' is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base on Sydney Harbour at South Head, near Watsons Bay, New South Wales. Commissioned in 1945 (after three years operating as HMAS ''Radar''), the base served as the RAN's radar training school. In 1956, torpedo and anti-submarine warfare training were relocated to the base, and by 2011, ''Watson'' was the main maritime warfare training base, as well as providing post-entry education for Seaman Officers, training for Combat System sailors, and command training. == History == The base's name comes from its location at Watsons Bay, which in turn was named after Robert Watson, the quartermaster of HMS ''Sirius'', a ship of the First Fleet.〔Oldham (ed.), ''100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy'', p. 125〕 In 1801, Governor Philip King granted Watson land at South Head, where he settled. Watson later becoming boatswain, senior harbour pilot and harbourmaster of the new colony.〔(HMAS Watson History )〕 In 1818, Governor Lachlan Macquarie commissioned the "Macquarie Lighthouse" appointing Watson as the first superintendent of the lighthouse. Today, the Macquarie Lighthouse is depicted in the centre of the crest of HMS ''Watson''.〔(HMAS Watson )〕 South Head was recognised as an important site for the young colony and, as early as the first year of settlement, a signal gun from HMS ''Sirius'' was installed at South Head in order to indicate the arrival of any ships.〔 The first permanent military presence on South Head commenced in 1871 with the development of coastal artillery emplacements to defend the Port of Sydney. The first barracks, occupied by members of the NSW Artillery, were completed 19 March 1877. Extensions were added in 1880 to accommodate additional personnel. Many of the early barracks constructions are still standing.〔 The RAN first established training facilities at South Head in 1942, when the navy's radar school was shifted there from .〔Oldham (ed.), ''100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy'', p. 126〕 The facility initially operated under the name HMAS ''Radar'', but was commissioned as HMAS ''Watson'' on 14 March 1945.〔〔 Torpedo and anti-submarine warfare training were relocated to ''Watson'' in 1956.〔 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 Watson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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