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*{{HMS|Brighton|1795}} was a 14-gun tender purchased in 1795 and captured by the French in 1797.
*{{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|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 {{sclass2-|Town|destroyer}} during the Second World War
*{{HMS|Brighton|I08}} was a {{sclass2-|Town|destroyer}} launched as the {{sclass-|Wickes|destroyer|2}} {{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.
*{{HMS|Brighton|F106}} was a {{sclass-|Rothesay|frigate}} launched in 1959 and scrapped in 1985.
*{{HMS|Brighton|F106}} was a {{sclass-|Rothesay|frigate}} launched in 1959 and scrapped in 1985.



Revision as of 22:38, 28 May 2020

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brighton, after the seaside town of Brighton.