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HMS ''Kent'' is a Type 23 ''Duke'' class frigate of the British Royal Navy, and the twelfth ship to bear the name, although technically she is named after the dukedom rather than the county. Sponsored by Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy (daughter of the late Prince George, Duke of Kent), ''Kent'' was launched on 28 May 1998 and commissioned on 8 June 2000. She was the first ship to enter Royal Navy service in the 21st Century.〔(History : HMS Kent : Type 23 Frigates : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy )〕 ''Kents lineage boasts sixteen Battle Honours from the three given to the first ''Kent'' of 46 guns built in 1653, to the five awarded to the ninth and tenth ''Kent''s of World War I and World War II.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent - The Millennium Frigate. )〕 ==Deployments== March 2002 saw ''Kent'' return from the Persian Gulf after a five-month record-breaking mission under Commander John Clink. ''Kent'' seized more than £4 million of oil and illegal cargo: a record for the time. This mission also included the boarding of MV ''Ismael'', a vessel which strayed in and out of Iranian waters to avoid capture - waters which ''Kent'' was forbidden to enter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent Returns from Persian Gulf Mission. )〕 16 January 2006 saw ''Kent'' deploy on a 28-day training mission, under Commander Gavin Pritchard, to gunnery drills and firing off Gibraltar. This course was for the benefit of students on the Principal Warfare Officer course. This deployment included a two-day visit to Tunisia and a three-day visit to Barcelona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mediterranean Deployment For HMS Kent. )〕 March 2006 saw the Football Association Chief Executive Brian Barwick visit ''Kent'' to show him around a modern Type 23 frigate. Mr Barwick was a guest at the RN vs. RAF football match at Havant, the tour around ''Kent'' was a pre-match treat for the FA chief.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent Gives FA Chief Taste Of Navy Life. )〕 On 12 June 2006 ''Kent'' started a six-month deployment to Gibraltar, Malta and the Suez canal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kent Sails for Deployment )〕 Saturday 16 June saw the traditional Gibraltar Rock race, this time Leading Chef Paddy Crawford won the race in a time of 24 minutes. Games of 'Bucket ball' and tug-of-war were additional sports the crew engaged in. ''Kent'' then sailed to the Suez Canal, where the crew took part in the traditional race-against-the-ship with rowing machines, taking turns to see if the crew could 'beat' the ship to the end of the canal. Eighty-one crewmembers rowed 2 kilometres to make the attempt, winning the ship in a combined time of in 10 hrs 34 mins.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kent Works Out. )〕 During a visit to Soudha Bay, Crete, the ruby anniversary of the meeting of John and Susan Hardwick aboard the previous was celebrated in style aboard the latest ship to bear the name. Mr Hardwicke was a LSA(V) aboard the County-class predecessor to ''Kent'' when the then Miss Sittingbourne boarded. Ironically, the logistics officer on the ship at that time was Lieutenant Commander Mark Hardwick, son of the celebrating couple.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Memories of ‘Old Kent Road’. )〕 10 August 2006 saw crew from ''Kent'' visit the Abeer2 school, in Kuwait City. The school provides education, care and therapy for children with Autism. In true Royal Navy style, 'Jack' set to work with paint and hammers to decorate the school and mend a roof in 45 degree Celsius heat. Needless to say the crest of the ship was amongst the items painted on the wall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent Visit to Abeer2 Club for Autistic Children. )〕 ''Kent'' was in the Northern Persian Gulf working 22-day patrols safeguarding the oil platforms and checking shipping in the area as per United Nations Security Council Regulations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kent in the Northern Persian Gulf. )〕 ''Kent'' later conducted a self-maintenance period at Port Rashid, Dubai.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent. )〕 After 60 days of patrols, 47 security sweeps of vessels approaching the oil platforms and 515 queries of merchant vessels, ''Kent'' left the Northern Persian Gulf and set sail home. A four-day visit to Muscat in Oman followed, which included training with the Omani Navy. A hockey game resulted in a pleasing 7-0 victory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kent Says Goodbye to the Northern Persian Gulf. )〕 In Mumbai, HRH Prince Andrew visited ''Kent''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Visit of HRH Prince Andrew The Duke of York to HMS Kent. )〕 15:00 hours, 5 November 2006 saw Kent hand over her duties to ''Sutherland'' in Salalah, Oman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kent Prepares to Hand Over Gulf Duties. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent. )〕 Later on her way home, ''Kent'' made a goodwill visit to Beirut on Friday 17 November. The ship featured on national news and the crew visited some of the local sites.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent visits Beirut. )〕 After Beirut, ''Kent'' visited Souda Bay and then the port of Civitavecchia, Italy. Algiers was the next stop, showcasing training to the Algerian Navy. A television conference and the chance to experience traditional Algerian food in the traditional style followed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kent Visits Algiers On Her Way Home. )〕 February 2007 saw ''Kent'' awarded the Thales fleet active ASW award 2005/2006. Due to the busy period of deployments, the award ceremony had to be delayed until 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent Double Winners in ASW. )〕 December 2007 saw ''Kent'' preparing for the customary Operational Sea Training period, training with aircraft and sea boat operations. With quieter evenings, quiz nights and sports television were the order of the day, along with 'Secret Santa' delivering inappropriate gifts for selected crew.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Life on the Old Kent Road. )〕 January 2008 saw preparations for OST continuing afoot ready for the initial materials and safety audit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Operational Sea Training Preparations. )〕 February 2008 saw the crew undertaking an ambitious changing of two of the four Paxman Valenta diesel engines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Double Diesel Change. )〕 March 2008 saw an invitation from the Second Sea Lord to a Ladies Night aboard HMS ''Victory''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Victory! )〕 Operational Sea Training sees the customary missions around the fictional port of Freeport, played by HMNB Devonport. This exercise involves political tensions and seeing how the crew responds to escalation in a proportional, measured manner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Directed Shakedown Underway. )〕 Later in the OST exercises in April, the crew of ''Kent'' dealt with a simulated earthquake aftermath in the fictional 'island' of Bull Point at Devonport. The 'Away Team' had to respond to the needs of the survivors in the same manner as they would in a real situation - dealing with injuries, restoring water and food supplies and providing safe shelter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=‘Team Kent’ Tackles Make-Believe Mayhem. )〕 May 2008 saw ''Kent'' off the Channel Islands providing a demonstration of the Royal Navy to the local islanders. This was also the first Jersey Boat Show with ''Kent'' the largest vessel on show. The following Thursday saw the culmination of Operational Sea Training.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Summer-Shine Jersey Welcomes Kent. )〕 Saturday 31 May 2008 saw ''Kent'' get underway from 'The Wall' at Portsmouth for a six-month deployment to South Asia and the Far East. This voyage included visits to countries such as Russia, China, Japan and Indonesia, as well as participation in various multi-national exercises.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent Heads East. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Deployment Day For Kent. )〕 A stop-off at Gibraltar saw the crews of ''Kent'' and race up the Rock in the traditional 'rock race', which is long and ascends . Midshipman Cator was the winner with a time of under 24 minutes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gibraltar Rock Race. )〕 In June 2010, ''Kent'' was sent on a mission to Sweden. The celebration of the official Queen's Birthday Party was held on board the British Warship in Gothenburg harbour, the first time that the event has been held outside Stockholm. After a stop at Hanö island where tribute was paid to the fifteen British sailors who rest there, ''Kent'' then continued to Stockholm to join the celebrations for the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Kent in Stockholm )〕 In December 2010, ''Kent'' was withdrawn from the deployable fleet and entered overhaul. Her Commander, Nick Cooke-Priest moved to command ''Iron Duke'', leaving second-in-command, Lieutenant Commander Alasdair Peppe in charge. ''Kent'' is now active as of 2013 and is currently being deployed around the globe after her upgrade a few years ago.〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-23-frigates/hms-kent/news/hms_kent_december_up.htm〕 In July 2013, ''Kent'' was deployed to the Horn of Africa on anti-priracy and anti-drug missions.〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/July/15/130715-Kent-Water〕 She worked with the Combined Maritime Forces and returned home in October 2013〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/September/17/130917-Race-for-Life〕〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/09/131009-Kent-returns〕 In December 2014, ''Kent'' deployed to the Persian Gulf alongside and other US Navy fleet units in the US Fifth Fleet's area of responsibility to help in efforts against smugglers, pirates, terrorists and also in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 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 Kent (F78)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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