HMS Forward (1984 shore establishment)
HMS Forward is a Royal Naval Reserve unit located in Birmingham, England, close to St. Andrews football stadium. It has a crew of nearly 100 naval and marine reservists, in addition to a handful of full-time staff. The Birmingham University Royal Naval Unit, the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme 'Taurus Squadron' and a detachment of the Royal Marine Reserves Merseyside are also located on the site. The ship is particularly unusual in that it is situated 80 miles from the sea.
The guard of HMS Forward parading at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, on Armed Forces Day 2010. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Forward |
| Commissioned | 1 October 1984 as Birmingham Communications Training Centre |
| Reclassified |
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| Status | Active |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Stone frigate |
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