million upgrade of the Garden Island dockyards were proposed. However, the white paper also stated that they are planning to come up with a long-term solution to space constraints at HMAS Kuttabul. Constituent bases and facilities Fleet Base East is home to more than sixty per cent of Australia’s surface fleet and comprises: HMAS Kuttabul the shore establishment that provides administrative, logistical, training and accommodation support to Fleet Base East. It is located in Potts Point, immediately adjacent to Garden Island. It also supports naval personnel assigned to other duties throughout the greater Sydney region. Garden Island the largest historic naval area on Sydney Harbour, with use going back to the founding of the colony in 1788. Greatly expanded during World War II, it now comprises major dockyard facilities run by a civilian operator, the naval wharves used by major fleet units of the RAN, various training facilities under the control of HMAS Kuttabul and a heritage precinct, open to the public, that includes the official museum of the Royal Australian Navy. HMAS Waterhen a smaller base on another part of Sydney Harbour. It is home to the RAN Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Group and has berthing facilities for the RAN's coastal mine hunting ships and other smaller vessels. Former constituent bases HMAS Platypus, located in Neutral Bay on the northern side of Sydney Harbour, was the home base for the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service and its fleet of six Oberon class submarines from 1967. It closed in 1999 when the submarine fleet moved to Fleet Base West to coincide with the introduction of new Collins class submarines. HMAS Rushcutter was a small base at Rushcutters Bay, on the southern side of Sydney Harbour. Used for a variety of training and small boat operations, it closed in 1979. Ships stationed The following vessels are stationed at Fleet Base East: Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra HMAS Adelaide Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta HMAS Warramunga Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Hobart HMAS Brisbane HMAS Sydney Huon-class minehunters (at Waterhen) HMAS Huon HMAS Hawkesbury (In Reserve) HMAS Norman (In Reserve) HMAS Gascoyne HMAS Diamantina HMAS Yarra Bay-class landing ship HMAS Choules Multi-role Aircraft Training Vessel (at Waterhen) MV Sycamore Sail training (at Waterhen) STS Young Endeavour See also List of Royal Australian Navy bases References External links Official website Sydney Harbour Royal Australian Navy bases Military installations established in 1788 1788 establishments in