RNAS Ford

RNAS Ford HMS Peregrine RAF Ford Ford Junction
Arundel, West Sussex in England
RNAS Ford on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1942
HMS Peregrine
Site information
Owner	Admiralty Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Navy Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 17 Group RAF - 1939 Fleet Air Arm 1939 - 1940, 1945 - 1958 No. 11 Group RAF 1940 - 1945
Location
RNAS Ford Shown within West Sussex RNAS Ford RNAS Ford (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	50°49′02″N 000°35′25″W
Site history
Built	1918 (1918)
In use	1918–1958 (1958)
Airfield information
Elevation	20 feet (6 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 07/25 2,000 yards (1,829 m) x 50 yards (46 m) Tarmac and Woodchips 06/34 1,600 yards (1,463 m) x 50 yards (46 m) Tarmac and Woodchips
Source: Royal Navy Research Archive

Royal Naval Air Station Ford, commonly referred to as RNAS Ford, (also known as HMS Peregrine) is a former Royal Naval Air Station located at Ford, in West Sussex, England, near Arundel and Littlehampton.

Originally opened during the First World War, it later became notable during the Second World War as a base for Royal Air Force intruder squadrons operating over occupied Europe, following heavy damage sustained during the Battle of Britain. After 1945, the station returned to Fleet Air Arm use, serving as a training and operational work-up base and hosting the Royal Navy’s first jet fighter squadron in 1951. Ford was closed in November 1958 as part of post-war defence reductions.

It is currently HM Prison Ford (informally known as Ford Open Prison) which is a Category D men's prison. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.