Dates: 1946 - 1962
HMS Concord was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.
She was initially ordered as HMS Corso during the Second World War, and was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company, Southampton. She was launched on 14 May 1945, renamed HMS Concord in June 1946 and commissioned on 20 December 1946. She was involved in the ’Amethyst Incident’ in 1949, when she remained at the mouth of the Yangtze, finally making contact with HMS Amethyst after the Amethyst’s escape from the river. Concord went on to serve during the Korean War, before finally being decommissioned. She arrived at the breakers yard at Inverkeithing on 22 October 1962.
All Units with same name
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Concord, or the French variant, HMS Concorde:
HMS Concord was a 24-gun ship captured from the Dutch in 1649. She was hulked in 1653 and was sold in 1659.
HMS Concord was a sloop captured from the French in 1697. Her fate is unknown.
HMS Concorde was a 36-gun fifth rate, captured from the French in 1788 by HMS Magnificent, and sold in 1811.
HMS Concord was a C class light cruiser launched in 1916 and scrapped in 1935.
HMS Concord was a C class destroyer, launched in 1945 as HMS Corso, but renamed in 1946. She was broken up in 1962.
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"this is peter lower hms undaunted.hms concord and hms puncheston any body who served on any of these ships with me please get in contact
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" Iwould like to hear from anyone who served on Hms Concord from May 51 to Sept 53"
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" I would like to hear from anyone who served on Hms Concord 51 to 53."
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" I would like to hear from anyone who served on Hms Concord 51 to 53."
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