HMS Kent (1900) |
Type: |
Armored Cruiser |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth, England |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
March 6, 1901 |
Keel Laid: |
February 12, 1900 |
Commissioned: |
October 1, 1903 |
Fate: |
Sold in Hong Kong in June 1920 and scrapped. |
Combat Victories
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Date
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Name
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Type
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Tons
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Nationality
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Notes |
Dec. 8, 1914 |
SMS Nürnberg |
Cruiser |
3,400 |
Germany |
(a) |
Mar. 14, 1915 |
Cruiser |
3,364 |
Germany |
(b) |
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Notes |
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(a): |
Battle of the Falkland Islands. |
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(b): |
Dresden was cornered by HMS Kent, HMS Glasgow and HMS Orana after firing a few shots. The ship surrendered, but scuttled before she could be boarded. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Nov. 15, 2008 |