HMS Kent

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Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent.

• The first Kent was a 46-gun fourth-rate launched in 1653 as the Kentish Frigate, renamed Kent in 1660, and converted to a prison hulk in 1672.
• The second Kent was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1679, rebuilt in 1699 and 1724, and broken up 1744.
• The third Kent was also a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1746 and hulked in India 1760.
• The fourth Kent was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1762 and sold 1784.
• The fifth Kent was also a 74-gun third-rate, launched in 1797, converted to a sheer hulk in 1856, and broken up 1881.
• The sixth Kent was a 16-gun vessel purchased in 1798 and sold in 1801.
• A seventh Kent was to be a 91-gun second-rate, laid down in 1860 but cancelled 1863.
• The eighth Kent was originally Impregnable, launched 1810, renamed Kent, then renamed Caledonia in 1891.
• The ninth Kent was an armoured cruiser in service from 1901 to 1920.
• The tenth Kent was a County-class heavy cruiser, launched in 1926, and sold in 1948.
• The eleventh Kent was a guided missile destroyer in service from 1961 to 1983.
• The twelfth Kent is a frigate launched in 1998.

[edit] Battle honours

• 1653 Portland (as the Kentish Frigate)
• 1654 Gabbard (as the Kentish Frigate)
• 1655 Porto Farina
• 1665 Lowestoft
• 1666 Orfordness
• 1692 Barfleur
• 1702 Vigo
• 1703 Velez Malaga
• 1718 Cape Passero
• 1747 Ushant
• 1801 Egypt
• 1914 Falkland Islands
• 1940 Atlantic
• 1940 Mediterranean
• 1942 - 43 Arctic
• 1944 Norway