HMS Kent (D12)

HMS Kent (D12)

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 sdiy|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. [ [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1523 History : HMS Kent : Type 23 Frigates : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy ] ]

See also

* List of ship launches in 1961
* List of ship commissionings in 1963
* List of ship decommissionings in 1980

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