text: TS Brighton V before the war. In 1940 Newhaven was the main base for British hospital ships operating between England and France. One of the ships was a converted cross-channel steamer the Brighton. At the end of May 1940, Hospital Carrier (HC) Brighton V was ordered to Dieppe to evacuate British wounded. She was trapped within the Dieppe harbour basin, then bombed and sunk. Image courtesy Newhaven Local and Maritime Museum.