HMS Kent (D12)
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.png) HMS Kent |
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Kent |
| Laid down: | 1 March 1960 |
| Launched: | 27 September 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 1980 |
| Struck: | 1993 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1998 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | County class destroyer |
| Beam: | 53 feet (16 m) |
| Propulsion: | COSAG (Combined steam and gas) turbines, 2 shafts |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × Lynx or Wessex helicopter |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Kent.
HMS Kent (D12) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.
One role was as host ship for the Withdrawal from Empire negotiations in Gibraltar. She suffered a fire during refitting in 1976 but was soon repaired and was present for the Silver Jubilee fleet review of 1977. Kent was decommissioned in 1980 and became a static accommodation ship Sea Cadets. In 1984 she became a Harbour Training Ship for the Sea Cadet Corps. She was paid off from this in 1987 and became a training hulk at Portsmouth until stricken in 1993.
HMS Kent was sold for scrap and in 1998 she was towed to India to be broken up.[1]
[edit] See also
- List of ship launches in 1961
- List of ship commissionings in 1963
- List of ship decommissionings in 1980
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