HMS Sheba explained

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]

See also

• List of Royal Navy shore establishments

External links

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

Notes and References

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