HMAS Maitland was a shore-based naval depot located in the area behind Horseshoe Beach and Nobby's Beach, in Newcastle, New South Wales. The depot was built alongside an army establishment known as Camp Shortland. HMAS Maitland was linked to HMAS Kuttabul, the main naval base in Sydney, and was originally known as HMAS Penguin (III).[citation needed] The base was renamed HMAS Maitland on 1 August 1940.Maitland had three components: * the Australian Navy Cadets group, Training Ship Tobruk; * Newcastle Customs House; and * the military establishment on Shepherd's Hill.
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