HMS Duncan
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Six Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Duncan, after Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, hero of the Battle of Camperdown.
- The first Duncan was built as an East Indiaman Carron, purchased upon completion in 1804, renamed Dover in 1807 and wrecked in 1811.
- The second Duncan was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1811, on harbour service in 1826, and broken up 1863.
- The third Duncan was a 101-gun screw-propelled first-rate launched in 1859, on harbour service as Pembroke in 1890, renamed Tenedos in 1905, and sold 1910.
- The fourth Duncan, launched in 1901, was a battleship of the Duncan class which ran aground [1] (http://www.stevengraphs.com/bathmsdun.html), and was sold in 1920.
- The fifth Duncan (D99) (1932) was a D-class destroyer, cut up in 1945. [2] (http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/c+d_class.htm)
- The sixth Duncan (F80) was a Type 14 frigate in service from 1957 to 1985.
- A seventh Duncan (D37) was announced in 2002 to be constructed as a Type 45 destroyer. She should be in service around 2009/2010.
Motto: Secundis dubusque rectus (Upright in prosperity and peril).
See also
See also ships of the US Navy called USS Duncan/
External links
- details (http://news.mod.uk/news/press/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=1475)