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  HMS Sussex (96)
Royal Navy
County-class
Heavy Cruiser

9,750 tons (standard)
13,315 tons (full load)
633' x 66' 21'
8 x 8" guns
4 x 4" guns
4 x 2 pdr AA guns
2 x 2 pdr quad AA
2 x .50 cal AA
2 x quad 21" torpedo tube
1-3 x aircraft

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Royal Navy July 26, 1945

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Royal Navy Sept 5, 1945
Ship History
Built by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne in England. Laid down February 1, 1927 as County-class Heavy Cruiser. Launched February 22, 1928 as HMS Sussex (96) named for Sussex in the United Kingdom. Commissioned March 19, 1929 in the Royal Navy (RN).

Wartime History
On July 26, 1945 her Task Force was attacked by two attacked by two kamikaze aircraft. One hit the side of the ship and made an imprint on the side of the hull and was identified as a Ki-51 Sonia but failed to penetrate the armor on the hull. Aboard, Sussex sustained only slight structural damage above waterline from the impact.

On September 5, 1945 at 11:30am Sussex entered Singapore Harbor with the flag of the Rear-Admiral Cedric Holland. After anchoring, Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) 7th Area Army commander General Seishirō Itagaki was embarked to sign the instrument of surrender for Japanese forces under his control on Singapore and Malaya.

Postwar
On February 2, 1949 placed out of service. On January 3, 1950 decommissioned and sold to British Iron and Steel Corporation for scrap.

Fate
On February 23, 1950 broken up by Arnott Young at Dalmuir, Scotland.

References
Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 - HMS Sussex (96)

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Last Updated
December 29, 2023

 

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