HMS Duncan

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A photograph of the third ship to be named HMS Duncan, taken in Halifax, Nova Scotia HMS Duncan, Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1865.png
A photograph of the third ship to be named HMS Duncan, taken in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Seven Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Duncan, after Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, hero of the Battle of Camperdown.

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Battle honours

Ships named Duncan have earned the following battle honours:

See also

Citations

  1. ↑ Hackman (2001), p.227.

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HMS<i> Camperdown</i> List of ships with the same or similar names

Four ships of the Royal Navy and a divisions of the Royal Naval Reserve have been named HMS Camperdown after the Battle of Camperdown in 1797:

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HMS <i>Duncan</i> (D37) 2013 Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyer of the Royal Navy

HMS Duncan is the sixth and last of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy and launched in 2010. Duncan is named after Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, who defeated the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797. The destroyer has served in the Mediterranean, Black, and Caribbean Seas, and in 2019 was deployed to the Persian Gulf in response to increased tensions with Iran in the region. In May 2024, she deployed to the Red Sea to protect international shipping from the ongoing Houthi attacks.

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