HMS Sussex
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HMS Sussex was a British warship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea in 1694.
Another HMS Sussex, a London class cruiser, was laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 1 February 1927, launched on 22 February 1928 and completed on 19 March 1929. Sussex served in the Mediterranean until 1934, with the Australia Squadron until 1936, in the Mediterranean again until 1939, operated with Force H in the South Atlantic during the search for the enemy German raider Admiral Graf Spee until December 1939, served with the Home Fleet during the Norwegian campaign, was struck by bombs while in refit at Glasgow on 18 September 1940 and did not return to service until August 1942, served in the Atlantic and with the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean, and covered operations in the Netherlands East Indies following the cessation of hostilities. HMS Sussex was paid off in 1949, handed over to the British Iron and Steel Corporation on 3 January 1950, and arrived at Dalmuir in Scotland on 23 February 1950 where she was broken up by W. H. Arnott, Young and Company, Limited.