HMS Cromer
Encyclopedia
HMS Cromer, after the Norfolk
town of Cromer
can refer to any of three Royal Navy
ships:
See also HMS Cromer Castle.
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
town of Cromer
Cromer
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
can refer to any of three Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
ships:
- Cromer, a Britomart-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1867 and sold in 1886 for breaking up.
- Cromer (J128)HMS Cromer (J128)HMS Cromer was a Bangor class minesweeper commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1941. She was named after the North Norfolk seaside town of the same name....
, a Bangor class minesweeperBangor class minesweeperThe Bangor-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Navy , Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Indian Navy during World War II....
lost in 1942 - Cromer (M103)HMS Cromer (M103)HMS Cromer was a Sandown class minehunter commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1992. She was named after the North Norfolk seaside town of the same name....
, a Sandown-class minehunterSandown class minehunterThe Sandown class is a class of minehunter originally built for the British Royal Navy). Sandown-class vessels also serve with the Royal Saudi Navy and the Estonian Navy...
launched in 1990 and decommissioned in 2001. Converted to a static harbour training ship in Dartmouth, Hindostan.
See also HMS Cromer Castle.