Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Folkestone or the archaic HMS Folkeston, after the town of Folkestone in Kent:
was a cog, part of the Cinque Ports Fleet in 1299. was a 44-gun fourth rate launched in 1703 and broken up in 1727. was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1741 and sold in 1749. (or Folkestone), was an 8-gun cutter launched in 1764. On 24 June 1778 the French frigate captured her off Ushant.Hepper (1994), pp. 51-52. The French navy purchased Folkestone for Lt12,405 and took her into service under her existing name. She was struck off the lists in 1782 or early 1783.Demerliac (1996), p. 86, #568. was a World War I minesweeper. A mercantile conversion, M.33 (1914). Built 1903, 496 GRT. Armament was two 12 pdr guns. In service from 9 October 1914 to 31 January 1920. was a launched in 1930, sold in 1947 and broken up later that year.
Citations
References Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA).