HMS Kent

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


 * HMS Kent (1652) was a 46-gun fourth rate launched in 1652 as the Kentish Frigate, 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 HMS Impregnable (1810). 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 cruiser armoured cruiser launched in 1901 and sold in 1920.
 * HMS Kent (54) was a County-class cruiser heavy cruiser launched in 1926 and sold in 1948.
 * HMS Kent (D12) was a County-class destroyer 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

 * 1653 Portland1
 * 1654 Gabbard1
 * 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

1: As the Kentish Frigate