HMS Shoreham

HMS Shoreham

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Shoreham" after the town of Shoreham-by-Sea:

*HMS|Shoreham|1694|6 was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1694. She was rebuilt as a 20-gun sixth rate in 1720, and was sold in 1744.
*HMS|Shoreham|1744|6 was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1744 and sold in 1758.
*HMS "Shoreham" was to have been a Hunt class minesweeper, but she was renamed whilst under construction and launched as HMS "Salford" in 1919.
*HMS|Shoreham|L32|6 was a "Shoreham" -class sloop launched in 1930. She was sold into mercantile service in 1946 and renamed "Jorge Fel Joven" and was broken up in 1950.
*HMS|Shoreham|M112|6 is a "Sandown"-class minehunter, launched in 2001 and currently in service.

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