HMS Cornwall
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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwall after the county of Cornwall. Cornwall's motto is unus et omnes (one and all).
- The first Cornwall, launched in 1692, was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line. She served in the wars of the Grand Alliance, the Spanish Succession and the Austrian Succession and was broken up in 1761.
- The second Cornwall, launched in 1761, was a 74-gun third-rate. She served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War until broken up in 1780.
- The third Cornwall, launched in 1812, was another 74-gun third-rate. She served in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1868 she was renamed Wellesley and served as a school ship until broken up in 1874.
- The fourth Cornwall, launched in 1902, was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser. She served in World War I and fought at the battle of the Falkland Islands and at the Dardanelles.
- The fifth Cornwall (56), launched in 1926, was a County-class heavy cruiser. She served in World War II and was sunk by Japanese air attack during the Indian Ocean raid in 1942.
- The sixth Cornwall (F99), launched in 1985, is a Type 22 Batch 3 frigate.
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[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
