premise: HMAS "Lonsdale" is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) training base that was located at Beach Street, Port Melbourne , Victoria, Australia. Originally named "Cerberus III", the Naval Reserve Base was commissioned as HMAS "Lonsdale" on 1 August 1940 during the Second World War.
hypothesis: Prior to being renamed, Lonsdale was located in Perth, Australia.
reason: A naval base cannot be moved - based on the information in the scenario, the base has always been located in Victoria.