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The first HMS Sheffield was a Southampton Class light cruiser that entered service in 1937 and saw service in World War II from the Arctic Circle and the Atlantic to the Mediterranean,
The second HMS Sheffield (D80) was a Type 42 destroyer launched on 10 June 1971 and sunk by enemy action in May 1982 during the Falkland Islands War.
The current HMS Sheffield (F96) is a Broadsword class frigate launched in 1986.
All three ships have carried many fixtures and fittings from Sheffield itself, including a great deal of stainless steel, leading to the nickname that has been applied to them all: the "Shiny Sheff".