HMS Sidon

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Sidon after Sidon, a city in Lebanon:

• HMS Sidon was a first-class paddle frigate designed by Sir Charles Napier. She was launched May 26, 1846.
• HMS Sidon (P259) was launched in September 1944, one of the third group of S-class submarines built by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead. She sank in Portland harbour in 1951 as a result of an accidental torpedo explosion.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.