HMS Kent, pennant number 54, was a County-class heavy cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. She was the lead ship of the Kent subclass. After completion the ship was sent to the China Station where she remained until the beginning of the Second World War, aside from a major refit in 1937–38.

KENT-Class cruiser ordered under the 1924-25 Estimates from HM Dockyard, Chatham and laid down on 15th November 1924. The ship was launched on 16th March 1926 as the 8th RN ship to bear the name, introduced in 1852 for a 40 gun ship and last used by a 1901 cruiser sold in 1920.

Oct 29, 2017 · On 21 January 1944, the convoy (now made up of 15 ships) and escorted by HMS Hardy, HMS Venus, HMS Vigilant, HMS Virago, HMS Savage, HNoMS Stord, HMS Offa and HMS Obdurate, HMS Inconstant, HMS Dianella, HMS Poppy, HMS Orestes and HMS Ready left Akureyri to continue it's passage to Northern Russia.

Kent served on the China Station with the 5th Cruiser Squadron from completion until 1939, her reconstruction being carried out in 1937/38. Her initial wartime duties were anti-raider patrols …

Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent. HMS Kent (1660) was a 46-gun fourth rate launched in 1652 as the Kentish, renamed Kent in 1660, and wrecked in 1672.

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HMS Kent joined the Fleet in Scapa in October 1943. From then until 1944 she patrolled the Northern approaches to the Atlantic and escorted more than 18 convoys to Russia.

During 1942-1944 aircraft, catapult and hangers were removed. 7 Heavy cruisers of the Kent class. 2 of them were lost. Full wartime service history on this vessel. See all Heavy cruiser classes. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat.

HMS Kent (54) was a County -class heavy cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. She was the lead ship of the Kent subclass. After completion the ship was sent to the China Station where she remained until the beginning of the Second World …

Dec 23, 2005 · He was a petty officer on HMS Kent, a county class cruiser in the Russian convoys. Kent joined the Fleet in Scapa in October 1943. From then until 1944 she patrolled the Northern approaches...