SS Brighton (1903)

	HMHS Brighton (1903)
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Brighton (1903-14); HMS Brighton (1914- ); HMHS Brighton ( -1920); SS Brighton (1920-30); SY Roussalka (1930-31); MY Roussalka (1931-33);
Owner	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (1903-14); Royal Navy (1914-20); London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (1920-22); Southern Railway (1923-30); W E Guinness (1930-33);
Port of registry	Newhaven(1903-14); Royal Navy (1914-20); Newhaven(1920-30); Cowes (1930-33);
Route	Newhaven - Dieppe (1903-14, 1920-30)
Builder	W Denny & Bros, Dumbarton
Yard number	683
Launched	13 June 1903
Completed	August 1903
Out of service	25 August 1933
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 105654; Code Letters VDWN; ;
Fate	Wrecked
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,384 GRT; 729 NRT;
Length	273 ft 6 in (83.36 m)
Beam	34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Depth	14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power	3 × steam turbines (1903-31); 2 × diesel engines (1931-33);
Propulsion	Triple screws (1903-31); Single screw (1931-33);
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h) (1903-31); 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) (1931-33);

Brighton was a 1,384 GRT steamship which was built in 1903 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and London and South Western Railway. She passed to the Southern Railway on 1 January 1923. In 1930, she was sold to W E Guinness and converted to a private yacht, Roussalka (named after Slavonic mythologic creature). She was wrecked at Killary Bay on 25 August 1933.In June 2024, members of the Athlone Sub Aqua Club rediscovered the remains of the wreck.It had been found in the 1970s but its position was lost. The Sub Aqua team is logging and filming the wreck for historical interest.