HMS Sheba also known as HM Naval Base, Aden was a

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shore base at Steamer Point (now Tawahi) in

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. It was closed after

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achieved independence in 1967. During the

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the senior naval administrative authority was the

Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden The Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden, was an administrative appointment of British Royal Navy originally established in 1839 as the ''Senior Naval Officer, Aden.'' He was responsible for HMS Sheba. It was a military command, sub-command of the Flag Of ...

(1935–46), and the

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was active, including against the Italians. After the 1961 Kuwait crisis

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moved his headquarters to Steamer Point in Aden. The renamed British Forces Aden, now Middle East Command, also included the Amphibious Warfare Squadron from the same time.

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