HMS Norfolk

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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Norfolk, after the Duke of Norf
olk or the county of Norfolk. The Norfolk motto is Serviens servo ("serving, I p
reserve").
HMS Norfolk (1693) was an 80-gun third-rate launched in 1693. She was rebuilt in
1728, and renamed HMS Princess Amelia in 1755. She was used for harbour service
from 1777 and transferred to the Customs service in 1788.
HMS Norfolk (1757) was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1757 and broken up in 177
4.
HMS Norfolk (78) was a County-class heavy cruiser launched in 1928 and was scrap
ped in 1950.
HMS Norfolk (D21) was a County-class destroyer launched in 1967. She was sold to
Chile in 1982, and renamed Capitn Prat. She was decommissioned in 2006 and sold
for scrap.
HMS Norfolk (F230) was a Type 23 or 'Duke' class frigate launched in 1987. She w
as paid off in 2004 and sold to Chile, being transferred as Almirante Cochrane i
n 2006.
Battle Honours
Velez Malaga 1704
Cartagena 1741
Toulon 1744
Pondicherry 1760
Manila 1762
Atlantic 1941
Bismarck 1941
Arctic 1941-43
North Africa 1942
North Cape 1943
Norway 1945
See also[edit]
Other vessels called Norfolk:
Norfolk (sloop) (1798): Used by Matthew Flinders to circumnavigate Van Diemen's
Land proving the existence of Bass Strait.
Norfolk (brig) (1797)
The hired armed defense ship Norfolk served the Royal Navy from 1807 to 1812, du
ring which time she captured a French privateer.
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