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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

HMS Cottesmore


Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cottesmore after the Cottesmore hunt:




The first Cottesmore, launched in 1917, was a Hunt-class minesweeper. She served in World War I and was paid off and sold in 1919.

The second Cottesmore (L78), launched in 1940, was a Hunt-class destroyer. She served in World War II, was sold to the Egyptian Navy in 1950 being renamed Port Said, and served into the 1980s as a training ship.

The third Cottesmore (M32), launched in 1982 and decommissioned in 2005, was a mine countermeasure vessel of another Hunt class. Prince Andrew, Duke of York commanded HMS Cottesmore from April 1993 until November 1994.




The photograph is a photograph on display at St Nicholas Church Cottesmore Rutland, it is the third Cottesmore.



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