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HMAS Leeuwin

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One ship and one shore base of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Leeuwin, after Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia.

  • HMAS Leeuwin (naval base), a naval base in Fremantle, Western Australia from 1940 to 1986, then operated by the Australian Army as Leeuwin Barracks
  • HMAS Leeuwin (A 245), lead ship of the Leeuwin-class hydrographic survey vessels, which entered service in 2000 and is active as of 2016

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