HMS Shoreham explained

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 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.