HMS Kent (D12)

HMS Kent was a batch-1 County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She and her sisters were equipped with the Sea Slug Mk-1 medium-range surface-to-air missile SAM system, along with the short-range Sea Cat SAM, two twin 4.5-inch gun turrets, two single 20mm cannon, ASW torpedo tubes, and a platform and hangar that allowed her to operate one Wessex helicopter. The County class were large ships, with good seakeeping abilities and long range, and were ideal blue-water ships for their time.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Kent.

HMS Kent, c. 1963 (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Kent
NamesakeKent
Ordered6 February 1957
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Laid down1 March 1960
Launched27 September 1961
Commissioned15 August 1963
Decommissioned1980
Stricken1993
IdentificationPennant number: D12
FateSold for scrap in 1998
General characteristics
Class and typeCounty-class destroyer
Displacement6,200 tons (6,800 tons full load)
Length158.6 m (520 ft 4 in)
Beam53 ft (16 m)
Draught20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionCOSAG (Combined steam and gas) turbines, 2 shafts
Speed31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km)
Complement470
Armament
  • 1× Sea Slug GWS.2 twin-arm SAM launcher(36 missiles)
  • 2× Sea Cat GWS.21 twin-arm SAM launcher(60 missiles)
  • 4× 4.5 in (114 mm) /45 DP (2× twin gunned turret)
  • 2× 20 mm AA
  • 2× triple-tubes for 12¾ inch (324 mm) ASW torpedo
Aircraft carried1× Lynx or Wessex helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for embarking one helicopter
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