HMS Sussex
Encyclopedia
Several ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Sussex:
, a fourth rate launched with either 38 or 40 guns in 1652, later rearmed to 46 guns, and blew up in 1653., a third rate ship of the line
that sank in the Mediterranean Sea
in 1694., a London class
cruiser
, launched in 1928 and scrapped in 1950. was the name of the Royal Naval Reserve
unit in Brighton that closed in 1994.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Sussex:
, a fourth rate launched with either 38 or 40 guns in 1652, later rearmed to 46 guns, and blew up in 1653., a third rate ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
that sank in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in 1694., a London class
County class cruiser
The County class was a class of heavy cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the years between the First and Second World Wars. They were the first post-war cruiser construction for the Royal Navy and were designed within the limits of the Washington Naval Conference of 1922...
cruiser
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
, launched in 1928 and scrapped in 1950. was the name of the Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. The present Royal Naval Reserve was formed in 1958 by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , a reserve of civilian volunteers founded in 1903...
unit in Brighton that closed in 1994.