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SS Brighton

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Brighton was the name of three ships of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.

  • SS Brighton (1847), sold in 1850 to Italy
  • SS Brighton (1878), sold in 1893
  • SS Brighton (1903), to the Southern Railway in 1923, Sold in 1930 and converted to a private yacht, wrecked 1933
  • It was also the name of these ships.

  • SS Brighton (1928), built for R Chapman and Sons. Struck a mine and sank in 1940.
  • SS Brighton (1933), built for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned by the Admiralty for use as a hospital ship in World War II. Bombed and sunk in 1940
  • SS Brighton (1949), built for British Railways. Sold to Jersey Lines in 1967 and renamed La Duchesse de Bretagne. Scrapped in 1970.
  • SS Brighton was the original name of the sports stadium used by the Brighton Tigers ice hockey team in England.

    References

    SS Brighton Wikipedia