HMS Chester (original) (raw)

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chester, after the city of Chester: * HMS Chester (1691) was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1691. She was captured by the French in 1707 at the Battle at The Lizard. * HMS Chester (1708) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1708. She was on harbour service from 1743 and was broken up in 1750. * HMS Chester (1743) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1743 and sold in 1767. * HMS Chester (1915) was a Town-class light cruiser originally ordered for the Greek Navy in 1914 as Lambros Katsonis. She was taken over before her launch in 1915 and was sold in 1921.