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HMS Sidlesham Reported Sunk at Chelsea

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A September 2025 post reported former Royal Navy Ham Class inshore minesweeper HMS Sidlesham (1955) on the bottom at Chelsea.

Published 19 September 2025

A Chiswick Pier Pictorial post dated 19 September 2025 reported former Royal Navy Ham Class inshore minesweeper HMS Sidlesham (1955) on the bottom at Chelsea.

The post described the vessel as a total loss and referenced a comparison with images from 10 days earlier.

Credit: Chiswick Pier Pictorial / Spitfires of the Seas

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100036846836902

Spitfires of the Sea group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/562609010767534/