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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Kent'''''
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|P.27 (1914)<br>P.80 (Sep 1915)<br>P.99 (Jan 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 42.</ref>
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|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]<ref>Conways,  p. 70.</ref>
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'''H.M.S. ''Kent''''' was one of ten [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904.
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==Alterations==
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There was also a {{UK-Kent|f=t}} launched in the 1920s.
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==Service==
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''Kent'' returned to Portsmouth on 22 December, 1902 after completing her trials, having made only 21.7 knots despite having a contract speed of 23 knots.{{ToL|Trials of the Kent|Tuesday, Dec 23, 1902; pg. 4; Issue 36958}}
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She recommissioned at Singapore on 23 December, 1911 under [[Allen Thomas Hunt]], to return immediately to England.{{NLJul13|p. 335}}
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In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping.  Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180}}
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==Captains==
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Kent''">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Austin Gamble|nick=Douglas A. Gamble|appt=1 August, 1903<ref>Gamble Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 506.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 336}}|end=|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Percy Ashe|nick=Edward P. Ashe|appt=20 May, 1905<ref>Ashe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/39.|D7578769}} f. 42.</ref>|end=5 September, 1905<ref>Ashe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/39.|D7578769}} f. 42.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|nick=Heathcoat S. Grant|appt=24 August, 1905<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 241.</ref>|end=14 December, 1905<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Spencer Victor Yorke de Horsey|nick=Spencer V. Y. de Horsey|appt=15 December, 1905<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|end=11 November, 1907<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerald Charles Adolphe Marescaux|nick=Gerald C. A. Marescaux|appt=12 November, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 335}}|end=13 December, 1909<ref>Marescaux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 859.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stuart St. John Farquhar|nick=Stuart St. J. Farquhar|appt=3 November, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 336}}<ref>Farquhar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 301</ref>|end=22 December, 1911<ref>Farquhar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 301</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Allen Thomas Hunt|nick=Allen T. Hunt|appt=23 December, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 335}}|end=19 August, 1913<ref>Hunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 354.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Derwent Allen|nick=John D. Allen|appt=September, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 395''f''}}|end=14 September, 1916<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Kent.htm Ship's Logbook.]</ref>|note=in command at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Trewby|nick=George Trewby|appt=30 June, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 394''w''}}<ref>Trewby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/452.}} f. 503.</ref>|ass=14 September, 1916<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Kent.htm Ship's Logbook.]</ref>|end=1 July, 1918<ref>Trewby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/452.}} f. 503.</ref>|note=assumed command 14 September, at [[Simonstown]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=John Douglas Edwards|nick=John D. Edwards|appt=July, 1918<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.}} f. 212.</ref>|ass=7 July, 1918<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.}} f. 212.</ref>|end=7 August, 1919<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.}} f. 212.</ref>|note=vice "Payne"}}
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 14 March 2021

H.M.S. Kent (1901)
Pendant Number: P.27 (1914)
P.80 (Sep 1915)
P.99 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1898-99 Programme[3]
Laid down: 12 Feb, 1900[4]
Launched: 6 Mar, 1901[5]
Commissioned: 1 Oct, 1903[6]
Sold: Jun, 1920[7]
Fate: at Hong Kong[8]

H.M.S. Kent was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.

There was also a heavy cruiser Kent launched in the 1920s.

Service

Kent returned to Portsmouth on 22 December, 1902 after completing her trials, having made only 21.7 knots despite having a contract speed of 23 knots.[9]

She recommissioned at Singapore on 23 December, 1911 under Allen Thomas Hunt, to return immediately to England.[10]

In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  9. ↑ "Trials of the Kent." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 23, 1902; pg. 4; Issue 36958.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 335.
  11. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
  12. ↑ Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 336.
  14. ↑ Ashe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/39. f. 42.
  15. ↑ Ashe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/39. f. 42.
  16. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 241.
  17. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  18. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  19. ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 335.
  21. ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 859.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 336.
  23. ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 301
  24. ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 301
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 335.
  26. ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
  28. ↑ Ship's Logbook.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394w.
  30. ↑ Trewby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/452. f. 503.
  31. ↑ Trewby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/452. f. 503.
  32. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 212.
  33. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 212.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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