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Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Folkestone'' or the archaic HMS ''Folkeston'', after the town of Folkestone in Kent: *HMS ''Folkeston'' was a Cog, part of the Cinque Ports Fleet in 1299. *HMS ''Folkeston'' was a 44-gun fourth rate launched in 1703 and broken up in 1727. *HMS ''Folkeston'' was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1741 and sold in 1749. *HMS ''Folkestone'' (or ''Folkestone''),was an 8-gun cutter launched in 1764. On 24 June 1778 the French frigate ''Surveillante'' captured her off Ushant.〔Hepper (1994), pp.51-2.〕 The French navy purchased ''Folkstone'' for Lt12,405 and took her into service under her existing name. She was struck off the lists in 1782 or early 1783.〔Demerliac (1996), p.86, #568.〕 *HMS ''Folkestone'' was a ''Folkestone'' class sloop launched in 1930, sold in 1947 and broken up later that year. ==Citations== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Folkestone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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