Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cottesmore after the Cottesmore hunt: The first , launched in 1917, was a minesweeper. She served in World War I and was paid off and sold in 1919. The second , launched in 1940, was a . She served in World War II, was sold to the Egyptian Navy in 1950 being renamed Port Said, and served into the 1980s as a training ship. The third , launched in 1982 and decommissioned in 2005, was a mine countermeasures vessel of another . Prince Andrew, Duke of York commanded HMS Cottesmore from April 1993 until November 1994. External links Royal Navy ship names