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His Majesty's Naval Base, Singapore, also Her Majesty's Naval Base, Singapore (HMNB Singapore), alternatively known as the Singapore Naval Base, Sembawang Naval Base and HMS Sembawang, was situated in Sembawang at the northern tip of Singapore and was both a Royal Navy shore establishment and a cornerstone of British defence policy (the Singapore strategy) in the Far East between the World Wars.
The main river running through Sembawang, the 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) long Sungei Sembawang, flowed along a winding route and ended to the west of Sembawang Shipyard. Its middle section was diverted in the 1920s to provide the land needed for the British Naval Base. During the 1970s, the Northern portions of the river was straightened and canalized.
Located on the west of the park is the Sembawang Shipyard, which was His Majesty's Naval Base (HM Naval Base) of the British Royal Navy from the 1920s until Singapore's independence. The busy and geographically advantaged port in Singapore and the urgent need for a naval base made the British decide to establish a Naval Base in Singapore.
The base was then largely converted into a commercial dockyard, known as Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd. [4] However, some facilities were retained and maintained by ANZUK, an alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to defend Singapore and Malaysia after the United Kingdom withdrew its forces from the East of Suez. [5]
Owned by SembCorp Marine, the shipyard has the deepest dry dock in Southeast Asia. Formerly a British naval base, the shipyard was built in 1938 as the Sembawang Naval Base. After Singapore's independence, the naval base was converted into a commercial shipyard under the management of Sembawang Corporation (now known as SembCorp). [3]
Seatrium Limited is a Singaporean state-owned company. Formed in 2023, from the acquisition of Keppel Offshore & Marine by Sembcorp Marine which was subsequently renamed Seatrium, the company is listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
After the British forces left Singapore in 1975, Sembawang Shipyard inherited the building and used it as a recreation club. [8] In 1991, the building was renovated to become Yishun Country Club. [8] The Karimun Admiralty Country Club then took over the building with a change in tenant in 2001. [8]
Keppel Shipyard: Singapore: Tuas: Tuas Dock 350 66.0 [38] Raffles Dock 355 60.0 Temasek Dock 301 52.0 Benoi: No. 1 drydock 350 60.0 No. 2 drydock 300 60.0 Gul: Floating Dock No. 1 190 33.0 Floating Dock No. 2 120 27.0 Floating Dock No. 4 158 23.0 Sembawang Shipyard (Sembcorp) Singapore: Woodlands: Premier 384 64.0 8.5 [37] President 290 48.0 8.5 *