HMS Duncan - 1908
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It was in Quebec in 1908, it is not listed in my 1919 Janes. Any information
or possible source of information would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Hills
John Dallman
hills...@sprint.ca (Sprint News) wrote:
> Does anyone know of a source of information on a Royal Navy Ship HMS
> Duncan.
_Janes Fighting Ships of World War I_ has her details. She was a
pre-dreadnaught battleship, built under the 1898 programme and entering
service in March 1901, as name-ship of the five-strong /Duncan/ class.
They were 429' long overall, displaced c.14,000 tons, and had crews of
about 750. Armament was 4x12", 12x6", assorted lighter guns, and 4x18"
submerged torpedo tubes. The belt was 7" Krup armour, with 11" barbettes
and 6" on turrets and casemates. They had four-cylinder triple-expansion
engines of each to two shafts and were good for 19 knots, a little faster
than the average pre-dreadnaught. They're described as handy ships and
good steamers.
They seem to have served through WWI without doing anything amazingly
notable, and been scrapped shortly thereafter. I'm afraid I have nothing
on their pre-war careers.
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John Dallman j...@cix.co.uk
Peter H. Granzeau
HMS Duncan was the gunnery tender at Portsmouth (2nd Fleet) prewar,
commissioned in the 6th Battle Squadron in August 1914. After
northern patrol duties, she joined the King Edward VII class in the
3rd Battle Squadron in November, and served in the Channel area. In
the Mediterranean early 1915, but not sent to the Dardanelles. Paid
off in 1917 and not recomissioned; sold 1920.
The class was originally six ships; HMS Montagu was wrecked in 1906
off Lundy. Two sisters, Cornwallis and Russell, were war casualties.
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William Black
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And the GREAT BOOK that knows all and tells all (JJ Colledge's Ships of the
Royal Navy) says
DUNCAN Battleship 14,000 tons 405x75 1/2 feet 4-12" 12-12 pounder. Laid
down Thames Iron Works 21.3.1903, sold 18.2.20 Stanlee Dover
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scrap in 1920. The Duncan displaced 14,000 tons and mounted 4 - 12", 12 - 6" and
12 - 12 pdr guns.
Michael P Reed
As others have noted, DUNCAN was a pre-dreasnought which gave the name for a
class of six battleships. These were built in response to Russian and French
naval construction programs. They were essentially smaller editions of the
preceding BULWARK class (13,300 tons to 15,300 tons). The main difference
was that the DUNCANs' were more lightly armored to give them an extra knot of
speed to match the fast Russian battleships, but their light armor (7-inch
Krupp) lead to some severe criticism as it could not withstand even the
French 9.4 inch guns. One ship, MONTAGU, went aground off Lundy Island and
was wrecked in 1906. CORNWALLIS was torpedoed by U32 in 1917, and RUSSEL
sank after hitting a mine off Malta in 1916. In 1908, DUNCAN, along with her
sister ships (EXMOUTH (flagship), CORNWALLIS (2nd Flagship), RUSSEL, and
ALBERMARLE) formed the battleship division of the Atlantic Fleet based out of
Gibraltar.
For particulars and a short history of each ship, see R. A. Burt's BRITISH
BATTLESHIPS, 1889-1904 published by the Naval Institute Press. I believe it
is out of print, but you should be able to find it at a library or through
inter- library loan. This is an excellent source.
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Michael P. Reed
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