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HMS Sheba also known as HM Naval Base, Aden was a Royal Navy shore base at Steamer Point (now Tawahi) in Aden.^[1] It was closed after South Yemen achieved independence in 1967.^[2]

During the Second World War the senior naval administrative authority was the Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden (1935–46), and the Red Sea Force was active, including against the Italians.

After the 1961 Kuwait crisis Flag Officer, Middle East moved his headquarters to Steamer Point in Aden.^[3] The renamed British Forces Aden, now Middle East Command, also included the Amphibious Warfare Squadron from the same time.^[4]

References

^ Jackson, Ashley (2006). The British Empire and the Second World War. London: Hambledon Continuum. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-8264-4049-5.
^ Van der Bijl, Nick (2014). British Military Operations in Aden and Radfan: 100 Years of British Colonial Rule. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-78303-291-4.
^ Walker, Jonathan (2014). Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. p. 90. ISBN 9781783375615.
^ Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961. Tel Aviv, Israel: The Moshe Dayan Center. 1961. p. 90.

External links

http://www.adenveterans-glos.co.uk/albums/davidgearing/hmssheba7.html

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[Jackson2006-1] Jackson, Ashley (2006). The British Empire and the Second World War. London: Hambledon Continuum. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-8264-4049-5.

[Bijl2014-2] Van der Bijl, Nick (2014). British Military Operations in Aden and Radfan: 100 Years of British Colonial Rule. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-78303-291-4.

[3] Walker, Jonathan (2014). Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. p. 90. ISBN 9781783375615.

[4] Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961. Tel Aviv, Israel: The Moshe Dayan Center. 1961. p. 90.

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+{{Short description|Former Royal Navy shore base at Steamer Point (now Tawahi) on the Arabian Peninsula}}
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 [[File:Aden03 flickr.jpg|thumbnail|Steamer Point with HMS Sheba - the long low building in the centre.]]
-'''HMS Sheba''' was a [[Royal Navy]] shore base at [[Tawahi (Aden)|Steamer Point]] (now Tawahi) in [[Aden]].<ref name="Jackson2006">{{cite book|author=Jackson, Ashley|title=The British Empire and the Second World War|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VXevAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA275|year=2006|publisher=Hambledon Continuum|location=London|isbn=978-0-8264-4049-5|page=275}}</ref> It was closed after [[South Yemen]] achieved independence in 1967.<ref name="Bijl2014">{{cite book|author=Van der Bijl, Nick|title=British Military Operations in Aden and Radfan: 100 Years of British Colonial Rule|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZvtsBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA210|year=2014|publisher=Pen and Sword|location=Barnsley|isbn=978-1-78303-291-4|page=210}}</ref>
+'''HMS Sheba''' also known as '''HM Naval Base, Aden''' was a [[Royal Navy]] shore base at [[Tawahi (Aden)|Steamer Point]] (now Tawahi) in [[Aden]].<ref name="Jackson2006">{{cite book|author=Jackson, Ashley|title=The British Empire and the Second World War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VXevAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA275|year=2006|publisher=Hambledon Continuum|location=London|isbn=978-0-8264-4049-5|page=275}}</ref> It was closed after [[South Yemen]] achieved independence in 1967.<ref name="Bijl2014">{{cite book|author=Van der Bijl, Nick|title=British Military Operations in Aden and Radfan: 100 Years of British Colonial Rule|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvtsBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA210|year=2014|publisher=Pen and Sword|location=Barnsley|isbn=978-1-78303-291-4|page=210}}</ref>
+During the [[Second World War]] the senior naval administrative authority was the [[Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden]] (1935–46), and the [[Red Sea Force]] was active, including against the Italians.
+After the 1961 Kuwait crisis [[Flag Officer, Middle East]] moved his headquarters to Steamer Point in Aden.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Jonathan |title=Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67 |date=2014 |publisher=Pen and Sword |location=Barnsley, England |isbn=9781783375615 |page=90 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRpqBgAAQBAJ&q=Flag+Officer%2C+Middle+East+reported+to&pg=PA90 |language=en}}</ref> The renamed British Forces Aden, now Middle East Command, also included the Amphibious Warfare Squadron from the same time.<ref>{{cite book |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961 |date=1961 |publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center |location=Tel Aviv, Israel |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vzZ71Eh5QvMC/page/n112 90] |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vzZ71Eh5QvMC }}</ref>
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 [[Category:Royal Navy shore establishments]]
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+[[Category:Military history of Aden]]
+[[Category:Military units and formations in Aden in World War II]]
+[[Category:World War II sites in Aden]]
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