HMS Duncan (F80)
1958 Type 14 or Blackwood-class frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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HMS Duncan, launched in 1957, was the fifth RN ship named after Admiral Adam Duncan. She was a Blackwood-class frigate of the Royal Navy that served in the Cod Wars.
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Name | HMS Duncan |
Namesake | Adam Duncan |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Laid down | 17 December 1953 |
Launched | 30 May 1957 |
Acquired | October 1958 |
Commissioned | 21 October 1958 |
Decommissioned | 1984 |
Identification | Pennant number: F80 |
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Fate | Broken up February 1985 |
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Class and type | Blackwood-class frigate |
Displacement | 1,456 tons (1,479 tonnes) full load |
Length | 310 ft (94 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h) |
Range | 5,200 nautical miles (9,630 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 112 |
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