HMS Kingston
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Five ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Kingston.
There is also HMCS Kingston
, a Kingston class
patrol vessel launched in 1995 and currently in service with the Royal Canadian Navy
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Kingston.
- HMS KingstonHMS Kingston (1697)HMS Kingston was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Frame in Hull and launched on 13 March 1697. She had an eventful career, taking part in numerous engagements.-Career:...
was a 60-gun fourth rate, launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1719 and 1740 and sold in 1762. - HMS Kingston was previously HMS Prince RegentHMS Prince Regent (1814)HMS Prince Regent was a 56-gun British warship that served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The Prince Regent was built at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Upper Canada and launched on 14 April 1814. Following the War of 1812 the frigate was renamed HMS Kingston on 9 December...
, a 56-gun fourth rate launched in 1814. She was renamed HMS Kingston later in 1814 and was sold in 1832. - HMS Kingston was name proposed in 1817 for a 52-gun fourth rate eventually launched in 1822 as HMS Portland.
- HMS Kingston was a schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
, formerly the slaverSlave shipSlave ships were large cargo ships specially converted for the purpose of transporting slaves, especially newly purchased African slaves to Americas....
Caries. She was captured in 1858 by HMS Forward and sunk as a bathing place in 1861. - HMS Kingston (F64)HMS Kingston (F64)HMS Kingston was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 6 October 1937 as part of an order for six similar destroyers....
was a K classJ, K and N class destroyerThe J, K and N class was a class of 24 destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1938. They were a return to a smaller vessel, with a heavier torpedo armament, after the Tribal class that emphasised guns over torpedoes. The ships were built in three flotillas or groups, eight each of ships with...
destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
launched in 1939 and wrecked in an air attack in 1942. The hull was subsequently used a blockshipBlockshipA blockship is a ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used.It may either be sunk by a navy defending the waterway to prevent the ingress of attacking enemy forces, as in the case of HMS Hood at Portland Harbour; or it may be brought by enemy raiders and used to...
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There is also HMCS Kingston
HMCS Kingston (MM 700)
HMCS Kingston is a that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1996.Kingston is the lead ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the first vessel to use the designation ....
, a Kingston class
Kingston class patrol vessel
The Kingston-class consists of 12 coastal defence vessels operated by the Royal Canadian Navy.The class is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project...
patrol vessel launched in 1995 and currently in service with the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
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