'View of Mr Perry's Yard, Blackwall, commemorating the launch of HM ship Kent
When Kent was launched on 17 January 1798, she was launched immediately after the East IndiamanLord Duncan. Kent followed nearly the same course as Lord Duncan had taken with the result that Kent's stern ran into Lord Duncan's bow, doing great damage to both vessels. Both vessels then had to go back into dock to effect repairs.[3]
On 9 May 1801 Kent, Hector and Cruelle unsuccessfully chased the French corvette Heliopolis, which eluded them and slipped into Alexandria.[4] Because Kent served in the Navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants.[Note 1]
On 13 December 1809 350 sailors and 250 marines from Kent,and two other 74-gun third rates, Cambrian and Ajax, attacked Palamós. (The sloops Sparrowhawk and Minstrel covered the landing.) The landing party destroyed six of eight merchant vessels with supplies for the French army at Barcelona, as well as the vessels' escorts, a national ketch of 14 guns and 60 men and two xebecs of three guns and thirty men each. The vessels were lying inside the mole under the protection of 250 French troops, a battery of two 24-pounders, and a 13" mortar in a battery on a commanding height. Although the attack was successful, the withdrawal was not. The British lost 33 men killed, 89 wounded, and 86 taken prisoner, plus one seaman who took the opportunity to desert.[6]
Fate
Kent became a sheer hulk in 1856, and was broken up in 1881.[2]
Notes and citations
Notes
^A first-class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth £34 2s 4d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 3s 11½d. The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent.[5]
kent, 1798, other, ships, with, same, name, kent, kent, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, january, 1798, blackwall, yard, imagehistorygreat, britainnamehms, kentordered30, april, 1795builderjohn, perry, company, blackwall, yardlaid, downoctober, . For other ships with the same name see HMS Kent HMS Kent was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 17 January 1798 at Blackwall Yard 2 HMS Kent 1798 imageHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS KentOrdered30 April 1795BuilderJohn Perry and Company Blackwall YardLaid downOctober 1795Launched17 January 1798Commissioned3 April 1798 at Woolwich DockyardIn service1798 1804 1805 1809 1829 1842 1855 1881Honours andawardsNaval General Service Medal with clasp Egypt 1 FateBroken up 1881General characteristics 1798 1817Class and typeAjax class ship of the lineTons burthen1 96373 94 bm Length182 ft 8 in 55 68 m gundeck 149 ft 11 in 45 69 m keel Beam49 ft 7 5 in 15 126 m Depth of hold21 ft 5 in 6 53 m Sail planFull rigged shipComplement690ArmamentGundeck 28 32 pdrs Upper deck 28 24 pdrs QD 14 9 pdrs Fc 4 9 pdrsGeneral characteristics 1820 1881Class and typeAjax class ship of the lineTons burthen2 00962 94 bm Length184 ft 2 5 in 56 147 m gundeck 150 ft 10 5 in 45 987 m keel Beam50 ft 0 in 15 24 m Depth of hold21 ft 10 in 6 65 m Sail planFull rigged shipArmamentGundeck 28 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 28 24 pdrs QD 4 9 pdrs amp 8 x 32 pdr carronades Fc 4 9 pdrs Contents 1 Career 2 Fate 3 Notes and citations 4 References 5 External linksCareer Edit View of Mr Perry s Yard Blackwall commemorating the launch of HM ship Kent When Kent was launched on 17 January 1798 she was launched immediately after the East Indiaman Lord Duncan Kent followed nearly the same course as Lord Duncan had taken with the result that Kent s stern ran into Lord Duncan s bow doing great damage to both vessels Both vessels then had to go back into dock to effect repairs 3 On 9 May 1801 Kent Hector and Cruelle unsuccessfully chased the French corvette Heliopolis which eluded them and slipped into Alexandria 4 Because Kent served in the Navy s Egyptian campaign 8 March to 8 September 1801 her officers and crew qualified for the clasp Egypt to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants Note 1 On 13 December 1809 350 sailors and 250 marines from Kent and two other 74 gun third rates Cambrian and Ajax attacked Palamos The sloops Sparrowhawk and Minstrel covered the landing The landing party destroyed six of eight merchant vessels with supplies for the French army at Barcelona as well as the vessels escorts a national ketch of 14 guns and 60 men and two xebecs of three guns and thirty men each The vessels were lying inside the mole under the protection of 250 French troops a battery of two 24 pounders and a 13 mortar in a battery on a commanding height Although the attack was successful the withdrawal was not The British lost 33 men killed 89 wounded and 86 taken prisoner plus one seaman who took the opportunity to desert 6 Fate EditKent became a sheer hulk in 1856 and was broken up in 1881 2 Notes and citations EditNotes A first class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth 34 2s 4d a fifth class share that of a seaman was worth 3s 11 d The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent 5 Citations No 21077 The London Gazette 15 March 1850 pp 791 792 a b Lavery 2003 p 184 LONDON Jan 19 30 January 1798 Aberdeen Journal Aberdeen Scotland issue 2612 James 1902 p 75 No 17915 The London Gazette 3 April 1823 p 633 James 1837 Vol 5 pp 259 60 References EditJames William 1837 The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV R Bentley James William 1902 The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV R Bentley Lavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 External links Edit Media related to HMS Kent ship 1798 at Wikimedia Commons This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Kent 1798 amp oldid 1137423827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
