HMS Kent (1679)
 HMS Kent was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched at Blackwall Yard in 1679. She was the second ship of the name. Her first action was as part of the Anglo-Dutch fleet at the Battle of Barfleur it was the start of a very successful career. She gained four Battle Honours fighting the French and Spanish in the Mediterranean in more celebrated victories than any other ship of the same name to date.