Mina Salman Port
1935-
Khawr al Qulay'ah, Manama, Manama
26.198889, 50.618056 · 8 feet
Mina Salman, Manama, Capital Governorate, 324, Bahrain
Nearby Locations
| Km | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manama Police Fort | 5.1 | 301° | |
| Bahrain International Airport | OBBI | 7.4 | 012° |
| RAF Muharraq | 8.0 | 011° | |
| Rifa'a Air Base | 10.7 | 201° | |
| Sakhir Air Base | OBKH | 20.5 | 207° |
| Shaikh Isa Air Base | OBBS | 31.3 | 185° |
Mina Salman Port has recently been expanded and occupies the site of the former HMS Jufair, where the Royal Navy had an overseas base between 1935 and 1971.
It is now home to the US Navy 5th Fleet HQ and the UK Naval Support Facility.
Ground was broken in 2015 and the UK NSF opened in Apr 2018 as a forward logistic and staging base supporting, amongst others, the Royal Navy Operation Kipion to keep open the regions 3 strategic maritime choke points for international trade, of:
It is now home to the US Navy 5th Fleet HQ and the UK Naval Support Facility.
Ground was broken in 2015 and the UK NSF opened in Apr 2018 as a forward logistic and staging base supporting, amongst others, the Royal Navy Operation Kipion to keep open the regions 3 strategic maritime choke points for international trade, of:
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Strait of Hormuz
- Suez Canal.
