HMS Kent (D12)
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| Laid down: | 1 March 1960 |
| Launched: | 27 September 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 1980 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1998 |
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| Beam: | 53 ft |
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| Propulsion: | COSAG (Combination of Steam and Gas) turbines, 2 shafts |
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This article is about the destroyer. See HMS Kent for other ships of the same name.
HMS Kent (D12) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She suffered a fire during refitting in 1976 but was repaired. Kent decommissioned in 1980 and became a static accommodation ship for Sea Cadets. She was paid off from this in 1987 and became a training hulk at Dartmouth until stricken in 1993. Kent was sold for scrap in 1998.
[edit] See also
- List of ship launches in 1961
- List of ship commissionings in 1963
- List of ship decommissionings in 1980
| County-class destroyer |
| Devonshire | Hampshire | London | Kent | Fife | Glamorgan | Antrim | Norfolk |
List of destroyers of the Royal Navy |
