List of ships named Duke

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Duke or HMS Duke were the names of several ships and a marine facility on land of the Royal Navy . The name means " duke ".

Ship list

designation Ship type Class / type Construction year Shipyard Owner period of service Whereabouts
Duke Ship with 12 cannons Royal Navy In service in 1652
Duke Full ship with 90 cannons, 2nd class ship of the line 1682 Woolwich Dockyard Royal Navy 1682 to 1758 Renamed Prince George in 1701 , accidentally burned at sea on April 13, 1758
Duke Full ship with 90 cannons, 2nd class ship of the line 1678 Portsmouth Dockyard Royal Navy 1739 to 1769 canceled in August 1769
Duke Brander with 8 cannons, was previously a merchant ship bought on June 22, 1739 Royal Navy 1739 to 1742 used as an incendiary ship on June 14, 1742
Duke Brander with 8 cannons Royal Navy 1745 to 1748 sold on February 9, 1748
Duke Storage ship with 10 cannons First mentioned in 1757 Royal Navy 1757 to 1761 sunk at Puducherry on January 1, 1761
Duke Full ship with 98 cannons, 2nd class ship of the line Duke class (1777) October 18, 1777 Plymouth Dockyard Royal Navy 1777 to 1843 Canceled in 1843
HMS DukeReceipt ? "Stone frigate" (marine facility on land) Royal Navy 1941-1976 was later converted into the Royal Radar Establishment and dissolved in 1976

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ HMS Duke (1652) at britainsnavy.co.uk
  2. ^ HMS Duke (1682) at britainsnavy.co.uk
  3. ^ HMS Duke (1728) at britainsnavy.co.uk
  4. ^ HMS Duke (1739) at britainsnavy.co.uk
  5. ^ HMS Duke (1745) at britainsnavy.co.uk
  6. HMS Duke (1760) at britainsnavy.co.uk Biography of John Schank at biographi.ca
  7. ^ HMS Duke (1777) at britainsnavy.co.uk