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Four ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Brighton''''', after the seaside town of [[Brighton]]. |
Four ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Brighton''''', after the seaside town of [[Brighton]]. |
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*{{HMS|Brighton|1795 |
* {{HMS|Brighton|1795}} was a 14-gun tender purchased in 1795 and captured by the French in 1797. |
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*{{HMS|Brighton|1903 |
* {{HMS|Brighton|1903}}, a passenger ferry requisitioned from the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] in 1914, used as a [[troopship]] and later as a [[hospital ship]]. |
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* {{HMS|Brighton|I08}} was a {{sclass2|Town|destroyer}} during the Second World War |
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*{{HMS|Brighton|I08|6}} was a [[Town class destroyer|Town-class]] [[destroyer]] launched as the [[Wickes class destroyer|''Wickes''-class]] destroyer {{USS|Cowell|DD-167|6}}. She was transferred to the Royal Navy under [[lend-lease]] in 1940, and used as a [[target ship]] from 1942. She was transferred to the [[Soviet Navy]] between 1944 and 1949 as ''Zharki'', and was broken up in 1949. |
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*{{HMS|Brighton|F106 |
* {{HMS|Brighton|F106}} was a {{sclass|Rothesay|frigate}} launched in 1959 and scrapped in 1985. |
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 29 December 2021
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brighton, after the seaside town of Brighton.
- HMS Brighton (1795) was a 14-gun tender purchased in 1795 and captured by the French in 1797.
- HMS Brighton (1903), a passenger ferry requisitioned from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1914, used as a troopship and later as a hospital ship.
- HMS Brighton (I08) was a Town-class destroyer during the Second World War
- HMS Brighton (F106) was a Rothesay-class frigate launched in 1959 and scrapped in 1985.
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