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The first ''Cornwall'', launched in 1692, was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line. She served in the wars of the Grand Alliance, the Spanish Succession and the Austrian Succession and was broken up in 1761.

The second ''Cornwall'', launched in 1761, was a 74-gun third-rate. She served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War until broken up in 1780.

The third ''Cornwall'', launched in 1812, was another 74-gun third-rate. She served in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1868 she was renamed Wellesley and served as a school ship until broken up in 1874.

The fourth ''Cornwall'', launched in 1902, was a ''Monmouth''-class armoured cruiser. She served in World War I and fought at the battle of the Falkland Islands and at the Dardanelles.

The fifth ''Cornwall'' (56), launched in 1926, was a County-class heavy cruiser. She served in World War II and was sunk by Japanese air attack during the Indian Ocean raid in 1942.

The sixth ''Cornwall'' (F99), launched in 1985, is a Type 22 Batch 3 frigate.

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Barfleur 1692

Falkland Islands 1914

Dardanelles 1915