HMS Sheba also known as HM Naval Base, Aden 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]
During the Second World War the senior naval administrative authority was the Naval Officer-in-Charge, Aden (1935–46), and the Red Sea Force was active, including against the Italians.
After the 1961 Kuwait crisis Flag Officer, Middle East moved his headquarters to Steamer Point in Aden. [3] The renamed British Forces Aden, now Middle East Command, also included the Amphibious Warfare Squadron from the same time. [4]