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RFA SIR BEDIVERE Landing Ship Logistics L3004 Sir Bedivere is the Sheppey Units affiliated ship since The County Class Destroyer HMS Kent became the cadet training ship in Portsmouth Harbour before being finally sold to Chile. Cadets from TS Kent have been fortunate to sail with the ship on at least two deployments including a visit to Rotterdam in Holland. Although Sheppey is now no longer affiliated to HMS Kent the continuing name of TS Kent ensures that we keep a keen interest in the new type 23 Frigate of the same name during  her deployments

HMS KENT The name "Kent"  has been in almost continuous service to the Royal Navy, with ships of the name being laid down during the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, spanning the changes from wooden ships to armoured cruisers, to the modern day Type 23 Frigate. The Latest HMS Kent is the twelfth ship to bear the name and the Royal Navy's fourteenth type 23 Frigate built by BA Systems at Scotstoun on the Clyde and launched by HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent. She was accepted into service on the 9th February 2000 and HMS Kent was the first ship to join the Royal Navy in the 21st Century.