For other ships of the same name, see HMS Forward.
| HMS Forward | |
|---|---|
| Newhaven, East Sussex | |
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| Type | Royal Naval Headquarters |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
 United Kingdom |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1940-1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Royal Navy |
HMS Forward was a shore establishment of the British Royal Navy during World War II. It was based at South Heighton, just outside Newhaven, East Sussex.
Service history[]
Based in a former Guinness Trust Holiday Home,[1] Forward served as the command centre for all Royal Naval establishments in the area and was responsible for:
- HMS Marlborough, the Electrical Training School at Eastbourne.
- HMS Forward II (renamed HMS Aggressive in 1942), the Coastal Forces base at Newhaven.
- The Combined Operations Landing Craft bases of HMS Newt at Newhaven and HMS Lizard at Shoreham and Hove.
- HMS Vernon (R), the Torpedo, Mining & Electrical Training Establishment at Roedean School, Brighton.[2]
In 1941 a complex of tunnels were constructed 20 m (66 ft) underground to house a centre which plotted all shipping traffic in the English Channel between Dungeness and Selsey Bill, in conjunction with the coastal radar chain.[3]
Forward was decommissioned on 31 August 1945.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ellis, Geoffrey (2011). "The Guinness Trust Holiday Home (a.k.a. Denton House) 1938-1996". Our Newhaven. http://www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_id__1842_path__0p3p100p108p.aspx. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ Ellis, Geoffrey (2011). "HMS Forward". Subterranea Britannica. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/f/hms_forward/index.shtml. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ Ellis, Geoffrey (2011). "Royal Naval HQ, HMS Forward, Newhaven, 1939-1945". The Secret Tunnels of South Heighton. http://www.secret-tunnels.co.uk/. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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