Fremantle, Port settlement at Swan River mouth, Western Australia.
Fremantle is a port city at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia. The facilities include a deep inner harbor and extensive container terminals on the Indian Ocean.
British settlers founded the port in 1829 as a strategic outpost on the western coast of the continent. During the Second World War the site became the principal submarine base in the southern hemisphere and hosted vessels from several Allied nations.
The name honors Charles Fremantle, who stepped ashore in 1829 and claimed the western coastal territories for the Crown. Today visitors walk streets lined with 19th-century limestone buildings, where cafés and galleries fill old warehouses.
Most port areas lie outside public access zones, but pedestrians can walk along the inner city quays. From there you can watch container and cargo ships entering and leaving on the horizon.
Railway lines connect the port directly to inland grain-growing regions, enabling rapid transport of wool and refrigerated goods. These links facilitate the export of agricultural produce from the remote areas of Western Australia.
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