Ship's Motto: Unus et Omnes - One and All

HMS CORNWALL is a Type 22 frigate, "stretched" approximately 17 m longer than the original Broadsword Class. She was launched in October 1985 and commissioned at Falmouth, Cornwall in 1988 by the Ship's sponsor, the late Diana Princess of Wales.  The Ship's friend is Lady Mary Holborow, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Cornwall.  The Ship is the first of the Batch 3 Type 22 frigates and is the lead ship of the Second Frigate Squadron.

HMS Cornwall has battle honours from the Falkland Islands in 1914 and the Dardanelles in 1915. She is affiliated to the County of Cornwall, The City of Truro and The Light Infantry to name a few.