HMS Kent
Naval vessel · built 2000
In short
HMS Kent (Naval vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 2000
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 275 m × 70 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- HMS Kent
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8949719
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 275 m
- Beam
- 70 m
- Year built
- 2000
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Ownership & management
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About HMS Kent
HMS Kent is a Type 23 Duke-class frigate of the Royal Navy, and the twelfth ship to bear the name, although formally 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 under the command of then Commander John Clink. She was the first ship to enter Royal Navy service in the 21st century and the first Royal Navy warship with a female Executive Officer, Lt Cdr Vanessa Jane Spiller, appointed in April 2001. Kent's 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 Kents of World War I and World War II.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Kent now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for HMS Kent in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is HMS Kent?
- HMS Kent is a naval vessel, built in 2000 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited. The vessel is 275 m long with a beam of 70 m.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for HMS Kent?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for HMS Kent from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for HMS Kent. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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