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Four ships and two [[shore establishment]]s of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Forward''''': |
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'''Ships''' |
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*{{HMS|Forward|1805|6}} was a 12-gun [[brig|gun-brig]] launched in 1805 and sold in 1815. |
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*{{HMS|Forward|1855|6}} was an [[Albacore class gunboat|''Albacore'' class]] wooden screw [[gunboat]] launched in 1855 and sold in 1869. |
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*{{HMS|Forward|1877|6}} was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1877. She became a coal hulk in 1892 and was sold in 1904. |
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*{{HMS|Forward|1904|6}} was a [[Forward class cruiser|''Forward'' class]] [[scout cruiser]] launched in 1904 and sold in 1921. |
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'''Shore establishments''' |
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*{{HMS|Forward|shore establishment 1939|6}} was the name given to the Navy's base at [[Newhaven, East Sussex|Newhaven]]. It was commissioned in 1939 and paid off in 1945. |
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**HMS ''Forward II'' was the [[Her Majesty's Coastguard|Coastguard]] base at Newhaven between 1941 and 1942, when it was renamed HMS ''Aggressive''. |
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*{{HMS|Forward|shore establishment 1984|6}} is a [[Royal Naval Reserve]] unit and communications training centre in [[Birmingham]]. It was commissioned in 1984 and is currently active. |
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[[Category:Royal Navy ship names|Forward]] |
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Revision as of 03:44, 15 October 2008
Four ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Forward:
Ships
- HMS Forward was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1805 and sold in 1815.
- HMS Forward was an Albacore class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1855 and sold in 1869.
- HMS Forward was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1877. She became a coal hulk in 1892 and was sold in 1904.
- HMS Forward was a Forward class scout cruiser launched in 1904 and sold in 1921.
Shore establishments
- HMS Forward was the name given to the Navy's base at Newhaven. It was commissioned in 1939 and paid off in 1945.
- HMS Forward II was the Coastguard base at Newhaven between 1941 and 1942, when it was renamed HMS Aggressive.
- HMS Forward is a Royal Naval Reserve unit and communications training centre in Birmingham. It was commissioned in 1984 and is currently active.
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.