HMS Cardiff

HMS Cardiff

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Cardiff", after the Welsh capital city, Cardiff:

* HMS "Cardiff" was a 34-gun ship, previously the Dutch ship "Fortune". She was captured in 1652 by HMS "Tiger" and was sold in 1658.
* HMS "Cardiff" was a C class light cruiser launched in 1917 and broken up in 1946.
* HMS "Cardiff" was a Type 42 (Batch 1) destroyer launched in 1974. She was involved in the Falklands and Gulf Wars and participated in the build up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. She was decommissioned in 2005, and is currently awaiting disposal.

The ships' motto is "Agris in cardine rerum" which translates as "Keen in emergency".


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