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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Monmouth''. Monmouth was the name of a castle and is now the name of a town in Wales; the name also recognises James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the "Black Duke". The first HMS ''Monmouth'' was named after the town but whilst the second one was being used the Monmouth Rebellion took place and this caused some concern to the crew. Since that time, all of ''Monmouth''s have had their names painted in black and the name and the creat are covered because of the shame of the Duke of Monmouth's execution. Today the officers of the latest HMS ''Monmouth'' carry black handkerchiefs and the ship is known as the Black Duke. However the town of Monmouth still gives the freedom of the town to the ship's crew and talks of the "enduring link" between the town and the ship. *HMS ''Monmouth'' was an 8-gun yacht launched in 1666 and sold in 1698. *HMS ''Monmouth'' was a 66-gun third-rate launched in 1667. She was rebuilt in 1700 and 1742, and was broken up in 1767. *HMS ''Monmouth'' was a 64-gun third-rate launched in 1772. She became a prison ship and named HMS ''Captivity'' in 1796, and was broken up in 1818. *HMS ''Monmouth'' was a 64-gun third-rate, originally the Indiaman ''Belmont''. She was purchased on the stocks and launched in 1796. She became a sheer hulk in 1815 and was broken up in 1834. *HMS ''Monmouth'' was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1828 as HMS ''Hotspur''. She became a chapel hulk in 1859, was renamed HMS ''Monmouth'' in 1868, and was finally sold in 1902. *HMS ''Monmouth'' was a ''Monmouth'' class armoured cruiser launched in 1901 and sunk at the Battle of Coronel in 1914. *HMS ''Monmouth'' is a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991 and currently in service. ==References== 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 Monmouth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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