HMS Sheba
Steamer Point with HMS Sheba - the long low building in the centre.
HMS Sheba 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]
Senior officers formations and units stationed here
At various times included:[3][4]
- Amphibious Warfare Squadron
- Flag Officer, Middle East
- Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden
- Red Sea Force
See also
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.
- ↑ Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961. Tel Aviv, Israel: The Moshe Dayan Center. 1961. p. 90.
- ↑ Walker, Jonathan (2014). Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yeman 1962-67. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. p. 90. ISBN 9781783375615.
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