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HMS
Shoreham
Shoreham-by-Sea, and Adur District Council, has affiliations with HMS Shoreham, a Sandown Class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV).
HMS Shoreham is a Royal Navy Sandown Class Minehunter and was commissioned in Shoreham on 20 July 2002. She has a crew of thirty-five, weighs 500 tons and is 52.9 metres long.
Four RN ships have previously been called SHOREHAM. The original was built in Shoreham and launched in January 1694.
This page also gives you links to our own news releases telling you a bit about related local visits or events, and also links to the Royal Navy website where you can find out more about the ship.
See also Adur's news releases :
- 05/076 : 22-07-2005 : HMS Shoreham returns to her namesake town
- 04/006 : 20-01-2004 : HMS Shoreham sails back to Shoreham
Links to Royal Navy websites :
Current
HMS Shoreham (www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2122)
- links to : Commanding Officer, news, meet the crew,
photo gallery, history, & affiliations
- Details
of the Sandown Class Mine Countermeasure Vessel (MCMV) (www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2055)
- including a cut away diagram of a Sandown Class MCMV
- Past
Royal Naval ships that have borne the name Shoreham (www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2124)
- Commissioning
article on Navy News website - currently offline but may be available at
www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2002/0209/0002090201.asp - try cutting and
pasting the link
- Royal Navy website (www.royal-navy.mod.uk)
