![]() Model of HMS Sussex, starboard
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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 |
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.