Title
Damaged side of the HMS Sussex
Year/Period
1940-1945
Region
United Kingdom
Material
Dimension
Image size: 7 x 8.8 cm
Accession No.
2007-00775
Collection of
This photo shows a damaged part of the HSS Sussex just above the waterline. The HMS Sussex was a London class heavy cruiser of the British Royal Navy that entered into service in 1939, serving primarily in the Mediterranean and South Atlantic. It was hit by a bomb during a German air raid while docked at Glasgow, Scotland in 1940. The ship was severely damaged. Following the completion of repairs in late August 1942, the vessel was redeployed to Southeast Asian waters, where it became the flagship of the Eastern Fleet. It came under Japanese ‘kamikaze’ attacks in 1945 and part of its structure was damaged by the wreckage of the Japanese aircrafts.
