HMS Forward
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s and Darul Barakaat Mosque.
St Andrew’s
Stadium
Photo: TuborgLight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Andrew's, known since 2024 for sponsorship reasons as St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, is an association football stadium in the Bordesley district of Birmingham, England. St Andrew’s is situated 830 feet southwest of HMS Forward.
Darul Barakaat Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Peaceworld111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Darul Barakaat is a large mosque in Bordesley, Birmingham, England. It was built in 2004, and can accommodate 1000 worshippers, with a further 1000 worshippers in the adjoining halls. Darul Barakaat Mosque is situated 380 feet southeast of HMS Forward.
Green Lane Masjid
Mosque
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre, is a mosque in Birmingham. It has been a registered charity in England since 2008. The Masjid occupies a prominent corner site in Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham. Green Lane Masjid is situated 1,700 feet south of HMS Forward.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bordesley and Bordesley Green.
Bordesley
Suburb
Bordesley is an area of Birmingham, England, 1.2 miles south east of the city centre straddling the Watery Lane Middleway ring road. It should not be confused with nearby Bordesley Green.
Bordesley Green
Suburb
Photo: Ted and Jen, CC BY 2.0.
Bordesley Green is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England about two miles east of the city centre. It also contains a road of the same name. It is in the Bordesley Green Ward which also covers some of Small Heath and Little Bromwich.
Deritend
Locality
Deritend is a historic area of Birmingham, England, built around a crossing point of the River Rea. It is first mentioned in 1276. Today Deritend is usually considered to be part of Digbeth.
HMS Forward
- Type: Military installation
- Description: Royal Naval Reserve unit in Birmingham, England
- Category: naval shore establishment
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.4776° or 52° 28′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.86626° or 1° 51′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C4WF4HM+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 77630058OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q5632484
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“HMS Forward” goes by many names.
- French: “HMS Forward”
- Irish: “HMS Forward”
- Papiamento: “HMS Forward”
- Persian: “اچاماس فوروارد”
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