Global InformationHMAS Harman information
| HMAS Harman | |
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| Harman, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in Australia | |
 HMAS Harman | |
 Ship's badge of HMAS Harman | |
  HMAS Harman Location in the Australian Capital Territory | |
| Coordinates | 35°20′48″S 149°12′4″E / 35.34667°S 149.20111°E |
| Type | Naval base / stone frigate |
| Area | 2.5 square kilometres (0.97 sq mi) |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator |
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| Website | navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Commander Amanda Howard, RAN |
| Occupants |
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HMAS Harman is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base that serves as a communications and logistics facility. The main base is located in the Australian capital of Canberra, and is geographically recognised as the suburb of Harman (postcode 2600)[1] in the District of Jerrabomberra. Established in the late 1930s as the Royal Australian Navy Wireless/Transmitting Station Canberra, the facility was commissioned into the RAN as a stone frigate in 1943.[2] In addition to its communications and logistics roles, the base hosts reserve units from both the Australian Army Reserves and Royal Australian Air Force Reserves, as well as cadet units from all three branches of the Australian Defence Force Cadets.
The base is also reported to be a major contributor to the U.S. National Security Agency's XKeyscore surveillance program.[3]
The commander of the base is Commander David Luck, RAN.[4]
- ^ "Modified Monash Model (MMM) Suburb and Locality Classification" (PDF). Department of Health. Federal government. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Hardwick, Michael (Autumn 2006). "'Stone frigate' – HMAS Harman" (PDF). Sea Talk (Autumn 2006). Royal Australian Navy. pp. 13–19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ^ Dorling, Philip (8 July 2013). "Snowden reveals Australia's links to US spy web". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ Navy, corporateName=Royal Australian. "Commander David Luck". www.navy.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2018.