// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the HMS Kent say to its friend? "Sea you later
Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent.
- HMS Kent (1660) was a 46-gun fourth rate launched in 1652 as the Kentish, renamed Kent in 1660, and wrecked in 1672.
- HMS Kent (1679) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1679, rebuilt in 1699 and 1724, and broken up in 1744.
- HMS Kent (1746) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1746 and hulked in 1760.
- HMS Kent (1762) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1762 and sold in 1784.
- HMS Kent (1798) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1798, converted to a sheer hulk in 1856, and broken up in 1881.
- HMS Kent (1798) was a 16-gun gunvessel purchased in 1798 and sold in 1801.
- HMS Kent was to have been a 91-gun second rate. She was laid down in 1860 but was cancelled in 1863.
- HMS Kent was originally the 98-gun second rate Impregnable. She was renamed HMS Kent in 1888 and then HMS Caledonia in 1891, before being broken up in 1906.
- HMS Kent (1901) was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser launched in 1901 and sold in 1920.
- HMS Kent (54) was a County-class heavy cruiser launched in 1926 and sold in 1948.
- HMS Kent (D12) was a County-class guided missile destroyer launched in 1961 and sold in 1997 for breaking up.
- HMS Kent (F78) is a Type 23 frigate launched in 1998 and currently in service.
Battle honours
[edit]1: As the Kentish Frigate
See also
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