List of ships named Duke
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
- Duke class (1987) , ship class of 16 vessels Duke name received
- HMS Duke of Albany
- HMS Duke of Clarence
- HMS Duke of Edinburgh
- HMS Duke of Gloucester
- HMS Duke of Kent
- HMS Duke of Marlborough
- HMS Duke of Wellington
- HMS Duke William
- HMS Duke of York
- HMS Iron Duke
Footnotes
- ^ HMS Duke (1652) at britainsnavy.co.uk
- ^ HMS Duke (1682) at britainsnavy.co.uk
- ^ HMS Duke (1728) at britainsnavy.co.uk
- ^ HMS Duke (1739) at britainsnavy.co.uk
- ^ HMS Duke (1745) at britainsnavy.co.uk
- ↑ HMS Duke (1760) at britainsnavy.co.uk Biography of John Schank at biographi.ca
- ^ HMS Duke (1777) at britainsnavy.co.uk