Lombrum Naval Base

PNG Defence Force Base Lombrum
PNG Defence Force Base Lombrum
HMPNGS Tarangau
Manus Island in Papua New Guinea
	PNG Defence Force Base Lombrum Location in Papua New Guinea
Coordinates	2°02′25″S 147°22′19″E
Type	Naval base
Site information
Operator	United States Navy (1944 – 1946); Royal Australian Navy (1950 – 1974); Papua New Guinea Defence Force (1974 – present);
Site history
Built	January 1944
Battles/wars	Pacific War, World War II
Garrison information
Garrison	Maritime Operations Element
Occupants	Guardian-class patrol boat

Lombrum Naval Base, also known as HMPNGS Tarangau and formerly PNG Defence Force Base Lombrum, is a naval military base operated by the Maritime Operations Element of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). It is located on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Lombrum is the home port of the PNGDF's Pacific-class patrol boat force.

After redevelopment in 1950 by the Royal Australian Navy, it was known as HMAS Seeadler, being renamed HMAS Tarangau soon afterwards.

The Manus Regional Processing Centre was established within the base in 2001.

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