Five ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Shoreham'' after the port town of
Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex:
* 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.
* was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1744 and sold in 1758.
* HMS ''Shoreham'' was to have been a , but she was renamed whilst under construction and launched as in 1919.
* was a
sloop
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launched in 1930. She was sold into mercantile service in 1946 and renamed ''Jorge Fel Joven''. She was broken up in 1950.
* is a , she was launched in 2001 and is currently in service.
See also
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References
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Royal Navy ship names