HMS Sussex (1693)

	Model of HMS Sussex, starboard
History
England
Name	Sussex
Builder	Lee, Chatham Dockyard
Launched	11 April 1693
Fate	Wrecked, 1694
General characteristics
Class and type	80-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1263 bm
Length	157 ft 2 in (47.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 4 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 1.5 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Sussex was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy,^[1] lost in a severe storm on 1 March 1694^[2] off Gibraltar. On board were possibly 10 tons (330,000 troy oz) of gold coins. This could now be worth more than $500 million, including the bullion and antiquity values, making it one of the most valuable wrecks ever.

^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
^ Gregorian calendar. HMS Sussex sank according to the Julian calendar, still used in England at that time, on 19 February 1693/4.

[Lavery,_SoLv1_p163-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.

[Gregoriancalendar-2] Gregorian calendar. HMS Sussex sank according to the Julian calendar, still used in England at that time, on 19 February 1693/4.

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History
Model of HMS Sussex, starboard
England
Name	Sussex
Builder	Lee, Chatham Dockyard
Launched	11 April 1693
Fate	Wrecked, 1694
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	80-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1263 bm
Length	157 ft 2 in (47.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 4 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 1.5 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot