H.M.S. Duke of York

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Type............................. Battleship Royal Navy

Class............................ King George V

Penant.......................... 17

Built By....................... John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland)

Ordered........................ 16th November 1936

Laid down.................... 5th May 1937

Launched..................... 28th February 1940

Commissioned............ 4th November 1941

Complement................ 1442 men

Length.......................... 745 feet

Engines........................ Parsons Geared turbines, four shafts

Power........................... 110000 SHP

Fuel.............................. 3,700 tons of oil

Range........................... 6,000 Nautical miles at 14 knots

Maximum speed.......... 29 knots (approx)

Displacement............... 36727 BRT (approx)

Armament.................... 10 x 14" guns (2 x 4, 1x 2)

..................................... 16 5.25" DP guns (8 x 2)

..................................... 32 2pdr AA (4 x 8)

..................................... 2 Aircraft

..................................... 1 Catapult

End of Service............. Unknown, Sold to Ship breaking Industries in 1957, Scrapped at Faslane 18th February 1958.

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Produced by R W Mullaney