HMS Cottesmore
Three ships of the
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS
Cottesmore
after the
Cottesmore
hunt
:
The first
HMS
Cottesmore
(1917)
, launched in 1917, was a
Hunt-class
minesweeper
. She served in
World War I
and was
paid off
and sold in 1919.
The second
HMS
Cottesmore
(L78)
, launched in 1940, was a
Hunt-class
destroyer
. She served in
World War II
, was sold to the
Egyptian Navy
in 1950 being renamed
Port Said
, and served into the 1980s as a training ship.
The third
HMS
Cottesmore
(M32)
, launched in 1982 and decommissioned in 2005, was a
mine countermeasures vessel
of another
Hunt class
.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
commanded HMS
Cottesmore
from April 1993 until November 1994.