Seven ships of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

have been named HMS ''Cornwall'' after the

Duchy of Cornwall A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition. There once existed an important difference between "sovereign ...

. ''Cornwall's'' motto is ''onen hag oll (- Cornish)'', ''unus et omnes (- Latin)'', ''one and all'' - English). * was an 80-gun

third-rate In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker). Rating When the rating system was f ...

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactics in the Age of Sail, naval tactic known as the line of battl ...

launched in 1692 and broken up in 1761. * was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1761. She was damaged in action in 1780, and subsequently burnt as unserviceable. *HMS ''Cornwall'' was the name initially chosen for , a 74-gun third rate captured from the Danes in 1807, but the name was not used. * was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1812. She was reduced to 50 guns in 1831, was renamed HMS ''Wellesley'' in 1869 and served as a

school ship A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old Hulk (ship type), hulks us ...

until broken up in 1874. * HMS ''Cornwall'' was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1815 as . She was renamed HMS ''Cornwall'' in 1868 when she became a school ship, and was sunk in 1940. * was a

armoured cruiser The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeating any ship apart from a pre-dreadnought battles ...

launched in 1902 and sold in 1920. * was a

heavy cruiser A heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in calibre, whose design parameters were dictated by the Washington Naval Treat ...

launched in 1926 that a Japanese air attack sank during the Indian Ocean raid in 1942. * was a Type 22 Batch 3

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...

launched in 1985 and decommissioned in June 2011.

Battle honours

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1692 *

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; ), commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and from Cape Dub ...

1914 *

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1915

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornwall, Hms Royal Navy ship names Military of the United Kingdom in Cornwall

Battle honours

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