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HMS Chester

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Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chester, after the city of Chester:

  • HMS Chester was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1691. She was captured by the French in 1707 at the Battle at The Lizard.
  • HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1708. She was on harbour service from 1743 and was broken up in 1750.
  • HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1743 and sold in 1767.
  • HMS Chester was a Town class light cruiser originally ordered for the Greek Navy in 1914 as Lambros Katsonis. She was taken over before her launch in 1915 and was sold in 1921.

    • There was also a planned Castle class corvette named HMS Chester Castle. She was cancelled in 1943.

    A fictional HMS Chester appeared in the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies". The interior shots are actually from the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster. A Type 23 model was built for the exterior shots.

    References

    HMS Chester Wikipedia
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