▁were ▁trained ▁at ▁H MA S ▁Ass ault : ▁ 1 0 0 ▁officers ▁ 1 0 0 ▁co x sw ains ▁ 1 2 0 ▁beach ▁command ers ▁ 4 5 3 ▁boat ▁cre ws ▁ 2 5 0 ▁st ok ers ▁ 4 0 ▁signal men ▁ ▁The ▁J O OT S ▁section ▁of ▁Ass ault ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁with ▁all ▁joint ▁am ph ib ious ▁war fare ▁training ▁cons olid ated ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁facility ▁at ▁, ▁Queensland . ▁The ▁R AN ▁continued ▁training ▁its ▁own ▁boat ▁and ▁beach ▁cre ws ▁at ▁Ass ault ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁and ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁care t aker ▁establishment . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁Comm ando ▁Dep ot ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁units ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Pacific ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁Ass ault s ▁sick bay ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁migr ant ▁accommod ation ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁then ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Port ▁Steph ens ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Port ▁Steph ens