Two ships of the British
Royal Navy
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have been called HMS ''Tonbridge'', after the
Kent town
Kent Town is an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters local government area.
History
Kent Town was named for Benjamin Archer Kent (1808 – 25 November 1864), a medical practition ...
:
* was a launched in 1918 and sold in 1928.
* was a 683-ton civilian ship built in 1924 but requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a
netlayer during
World War II
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. It was sunk near
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth ( ), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside resort, seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. Its fishing industry, m ...
,
Norfolk
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on 22 August 1941 by the
German Air Force
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with the loss of 35 lives.
See also
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References
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Royal Navy ship names