- HMS Somerset (F82)
HMS "Somerset" (F82) is a Type 23
frigate of theRoyal Navy .HMS "Somerset" is the eleventh of the class to join the fleet since 1989. She was built by
Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd on the riverClyde , inScotland and was launched in June 1994 by Lady Elspeth Layard, wife of then 2nd Sea Lord Admiral and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command Admiral Sir Michael Layard. She entered service in 1996. Lady Layard is the ship's sponsor.The fourth HMS "Somerset" to serve in the Royal Navy, she has four battle honours from Vigo Bay (1702), Velez Malaga (1704), Louisburg (1758) and Quebec (1759). The previous ships all served during the 18th Century and ensured that the name HMS "Somerset" played a significant part in that period of naval history.
HMS "Somerset's" home port is
HMNB Devonport . The ship has the Freedom of the City ofWells and is also affiliated with the County ofSomerset , the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, the 2nd and 4th Battalions of The Rifles (inherited from affiliation with theRoyal Green Jackets Regiment), TS Weston and TS Queen Elizabeth Sea Cadet Units, Downside, Baytree and Helles Schools, Bridgwater College and the Somerset Legion House ofThe Royal British Legion . The 19th Duke of Somerset takes a keen interest in the ship and is a regular visitor.Affiliations
*Duchy of Somerset
*The Rifles
*City of Wells
*Worshipful Company of Apothecaries
*Somerset County Council External links
* [http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1298 Official RN webpage]
* [http://hms-somerset-co.blogspot.com hms-somerset-co.blogspot.com] - Theblog of the ship's Commanding Officer
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