SS Sussex

Sussex at Boulogne after being torpedoed in March 1916. The entire forepart of the ship was destroyed in the attack.
History
Name	Sussex (1896–1920) Aghia Sophia (1920–22)
Owner	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (1896–1914) Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de l'État Français (1914–1919) D Demetriades (1919–22)
Operator	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (1896–1917) Marine Nationale (1917–19) D Demetriades (1919–22)
Port of registry	Newhaven United Kingdom (1896–1914) Dieppe France (1914–19) Piraeus Greece (1919–22)
Route	Newhaven – Dieppe (1896–1914) Folkestone – Dieppe (1914–16)
Builder	William Denny & Brothers
Cost	UK£60,016
Yard number	530
Launched	30 April 1896
Completed	17 July 1896
Out of service	1916–19
Identification	UK Official Number 105651
Fate	Damaged by fire 1921, then scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Passenger ferry
Tonnage	1,117 GRT 328 NRT
Length	275.0 ft (83.82 m)
Beam	34.1 ft (10.39 m)
Draught	9.9 ft (3.02 m)
Depth	14.0 ft (4.27 m)
Installed power	Two 4-cylinder triple expansion steam engines
Propulsion	Twin propellers
Speed	20.5 knots (38.0 km/h)
Capacity	750 passengers
Crew	32 crew

SS Sussex was a cross-Channel passenger ferry, built in 1896 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR). After the LBSCR came to a co-operation agreement with the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de l'État Français, she transferred to their fleet under a French flag. Sussex became the focus of an international incident when she was severely damaged by a torpedo from a German U-boat in 1916 and at least 50 passengers died. After the war she was repaired and sold to Greece in 1919, being renamed Aghia Sophia. Following a fire in 1921, the ship was scrapped.