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HMS Forward (shore establishment 1939)

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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|shore establishment|6}} in 1942), the Coastal Forces base at Newhaven.
The Combined Operations Landing Craft bases of {{HMS|Newt|shore establishment|6}} at Newhaven and {{HMS|Lizard|shore establishment|6}} 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 {{Convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}} 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. ^¹{{cite web |url= http://www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_id__1842_path__0p3p100p108p.aspx |title= The Guinness Trust Holiday Home (a.k.a. Denton House) 1938-1996 |first=Geoffrey |last=Ellis |work=Our Newhaven |year=2011 |accessdate=5 November 2011}}
2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/f/hms_forward/index.shtml |title=HMS Forward |first=Geoffrey |last=Ellis |work=Subterranea Britannica |year=2011 |accessdate=5 November 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.secret-tunnels.co.uk/ |title=Royal Naval HQ, HMS Forward, Newhaven, 1939-1945 |first=Geoffrey |last=Ellis |work=The Secret Tunnels of South Heighton |year=2011 |accessdate=5 November 2011}}

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4 : Royal Navy shore establishments|Royal Navy bases in England|Military history of East Sussex|Newhaven, East Sussex

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