Four ships of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 have borne the name HMS Seaford, after the coastal town of Seaford

Seaford, East Sussex

Seaford is a coastal town in the county of East Sussex, on the south coast of England. Lying east of Newhaven and Brighton and west of Eastbourne, it is the largest town in Lewes district, with a population of about 23,000....

, now in East Sussex

East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...

. A fifth was planned, but was not completed for the navy:
was a 24-gun sixth rate purchased in 1695 and captured by the French in 1697. was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1724 and broken up in 1740. was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1741 and broken up by 1754. was a 22-gun sixth rate launched in 1754 and sold in 1784.

• HMS Seaford was to have been a Bangor-class
  Bangor class minesweeper
  The Bangor-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Navy , Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Indian Navy during World War II....
  
   minesweeper
  Minesweeper (ship)
  A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
  
  . She was laid down in 1941, renamed later that year, and captured while under construction by the Japanese in late 1941. She was completed by them and launched as 102. Returned to the Royal Navy in 1947, she was scrapped in 1948.