World War II
-British Naval Base
-Battle of Singapore
-Japanese took over, Feb. 15, 1942
-British repossessed Sept. 12 1945
The Singapore Naval Base (as Her/His Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Singapore or HMS Sembawang), situated in Sembawang at the northern tip of Singapore, was a Royal Navy Shore establishment as well as being a cornerstone of British Defence policy (the Singapore strategy) in the Far East between the World Wars.