HMS Duke

Seven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been called HMS "Duke":

*HMS|Duke|1652|6 was a 12-gun ship in service in 1652.
*HMS|Duke|1682|6 was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1682. She was rebuilt in 1701 and renamed HMS "Prince George". She was accidentally burnt in 1758.
*HMS "Duke" was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1678 as HMS|Vanguard|1678|6. She sank in 1703 but was raised in 1704 and rebuilt between 1705 and 1710. She was rebuilt and renamed HMS "Duke" in 1728 and was broken up in 1769.
*HMS|Duke|1739|6 was an 8-gun fireship purchased in 1739 and expended at St Tropez in 1742.
*HMS|Duke|1745|6 was an 8-gun fireship captured from the French in 1845 and sold in 1748.
*HMS|Duke|1761|6 was a 10-gun storeship which foundered in 1761 off Pondicherry.
*HMS|Duke|1777|6 was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1777 and relegated to harbour service in 1799. She was broken up in 1843.
*HMS "Duke" was a training establishment in Malvern, Worcestershire between 1941 and 1946, later becoming the Royal Radar Establishment.

ee also

*HMS "Duke of Edinburgh"
*HMS "Duke of Kent"
*HMS "Duke of Gloucester"
*HMS "Duke of Wellington"
*HMS "Duke of York"
*HMS "Duke William"
*HMS "Iron Duke"

References

*colledge
*cite web | work = People's War (BBC website) | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/27/a3509327.shtml | title = HMS Whelp: Memories of a Young Stoker. Part 3 | author =W. J. Stonebridge |accessdate=2007-11-11