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
Newhaven is a port town in East Sussex in England, lying at the mouth of the River Ouse.
The town developed during the Middle Ages as the nearby port of Seaford began drying up, forcing a new port to be established. A sheltered harbour was b ...
.
Service history
Based in a former
Guinness Trust Holiday Home,
''Forward'' served as the command centre for all Royal Naval establishments in the area and was responsible for:
* , the Electrical Training School at
Eastbourne.
* HMS ''Forward II'' (renamed in 1942), the
Coastal Forces base at Newhaven.
* The
Combined Operations
In current military use, combined operations are operations conducted by forces of two or more allied nations acting together for the accomplishment of a common strategy, a strategic and operational and sometimes tactical cooperation. Interactio ...
Landing Craft bases of at Newhaven and at
Shoreham and
Hove.
*
HMS ''Vernon'' (R), the Torpedo, Mining & Electrical Training Establishment at
Roedean School,
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
.
In 1941 a complex of tunnels were constructed 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.
''Forward'' was decommissioned on 31 August 1945.
References
Royal Navy shore establishments
Royal Navy bases in England
Military history of East Sussex
Newhaven
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