HMS Duncan D37
HMS Duncan D37 is seen leaving Devonport Naval Base at Mutton Cove on 20th February 2017. Based at Portsmouth, HMS Duncan is one of six 'Daring' Class Type 45 destroyers that are operated by the Royal Navy. Named after Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (1731-1804), who defeated the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797, 'Duncan' was launched on 11th October 2010, on the 213th anniversary of the battle. HMS Duncan is the sixth and final 'Daring' Class or Type 45 destroyer and displaces some 7350 tons, and at 152.4 metres long, is longer and heavier than the much loved Type 42s that the 'Daring' Class replaced.