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D37 HMS Duncan

UK Royal Navy





D37 HMS Duncan

IMO: 4907880
MMSI: 235053411
Flight Deck: DU
Call Sign: GMIC
Shipyard: Kvaerner (Govan)





  Events


History of UK HMS Duncan D37

2002-feb-18OrderedOrdered
2007-janLaid downLaid down
2010-oct-11LaunchedLaunched on anniversary of the 1797 Battle of Camperdown, where Admiral Duncan defeated the Dutch
2013-mar-22HomeportHomeport Handed over to RN at HMNB Portsmouth, after departing BAE Systems Scotstoun on 19 Mar
2013-jul-26Port VisitPort Visit first Type 45 Destroyer to visit Falmouth
2013-sep-26CommissionedCommissioned at HMNB Portsmouth
2014-jul-26Port VisitPort Visit Belfast Harbour visited Belfast, departed 29 Jul.
2014-sep-02Port VisitPort Visit Roath Basin NATO summit visited Cardiff, with other warships, in support of 2 day NATO Defence Ministers summit in Newport.
2014-oct-08DeploymentDeployment Joint Warrior Exercise Joint Warrior 14-2 participant in Exercise JW 14-2 from Irish Sea around northern coast of UK, to Moray Firth.
2015-feb-06Port VisitPort Visit North Shields Northumbrian Quay visited Tyneside at Northumbrian Quay until 9 Feb.
2015-marPort VisitPort Visit visited Gibraltar, with Lynx HMA.8 ZF560/456 embarked.
2015-mar-02DeploymentDeployment Operation Kipion departed HMNB Portsmouth for 9 month maritime security operations in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the Gulf with 815 NAS 219 Flt Lynx HMA.8 embarked. Included escort duty as part of USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Group and intensive Wildcat trials (qv) in Sep. Relieved by HMS Defender in mid Nov and arrived back in HMNB Portsmouth on 27 Nov
2015-sep-17NEWSPersian Gulf Royal Navy Wildcat in Gulf Heat Trials
2015-nov-08Port VisitPort Visit RO Constanta Naval Base visited Constanța for 3 days
2015-nov-12Port VisitPort Visit Visited Burgas for weekend
2016-apr-10NEWSUKRAF Leeming UK-French Griffin Strike Amphibious Exercise
2016-may-05Port VisitPort Visit DE Hamburg Port 827th Hamburg Hafengeburtstag visited Hamburg for 2016 Harbour Day Festival
2016-may-20Port VisitPort Visit West India Dock (TQ) Jutland 100 weekend visit to London with Ship open to Visitors on 21 May. 815 NAS 212 Flight Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ376 ranged on deck. Departed 26 May.
2016-jun-22Port VisitPort Visit Cruise Terminal AFD 2016 visit to Liverpool for Armed Forces Day celebrations
2016-oct-20DeploymentDeployment Deployed to assist HMS Richmond in escorting the Kutnetzov Task Group through the North Sea and English Channel.
2017-junAircraftAircraft SNMG2 flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) , Wildcat ZZ531 embarked. Relieved by HMS Diamond on 20 Sep.
2017-sepDeploymentDeployment SNMG2 Relieved HMS Ocean at short notice, as flagship for NATO SNMG2.
2017-sep-14DeploymentDeployment SNMG2 exercising with FNS La Fayette, HS Limnos and HS Kountouriotis.
2017-sep-23DeploymentDeployment Returned to HMNB Portsmouth after SNMG2 deployment
2018-jan-08DeploymentDeployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month Mediterranean and Black Sea deployment, followed by Operation Kipion in the Gulf. Returned to Portsmouth 13 Jul 2018.
2018-may-21Port VisitPort Visit GE Poti SNMG2 Visited Poti to commemorate fallen British servicemen in the Batumi British Military Cemetery.
2018-junAircraftAircraft Exercise Swordfish 2018 Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ396 embarked, callsign Highlander
2019-mar-08DeploymentDeployment Mediterannean SNMG1 departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month Mediterannean mission. 815 NAS, 202 Flight Wildcat ZZ414 embarked. After being diverted from NATO SNMG1 assignment, patrolled Strait of Hormuz. 202 Flt disembarked for Yeovilton on 27 Sep and Duncan returned to Portsmouth on 28 Sep
2019-mar-24DeploymentDeployment GAN19 part of FS Charles de Gaulle Strike Group (Groupe Aéronavale (GAN) 19) off Syria.
2019-jul-09DeploymentDeployment departed Odessa in the Black Sea, to participate in Exercise Sea Breeze
2019-jul-14Port VisitPort Visit GR Souda Bay NB re-storing at Souda Bay, after re-tasking to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz
2019-jul-18DeploymentDeployment Strait of Hormuz (choke) Operating in Persian Gulf to assist British shipping passing the Strait of Hormuz, during a period of heightened international tension around the Persian Gulf between Bandar Abbas and the UAE.
2019-sep-05DeploymentDeployment Strait of Hormuz (choke) Relieved by HMS Kent on Strait of Hormuz transit duty
2019-decRefitRefit HMD Portsmouth completed a 30 month propulsion system refurbishment in May 2022, after major work in HMD Portsmouth.
2023-jun-18DeploymentDeployment HMNB Portsmouth SNMG2 departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month Mediterranean deployment.
2023-jun-26DeploymentDeployment IT Taranto Naval Base SNMG2 arrived Taranto to take over as flgaship of NATO SNMG2 mission.
2023-jul-31AircraftAircraft HMS Duncan Flight Wildcat became 1st British aircraft to land on USS Gerald R Ford while operating in the Mediterranean Sea.
2023-aug-01NEWSCentral Mediterranean Wildcat is First Royal Navy Helicopter to Land on USS Gerald R Ford
2023-oct-09Port VisitPort Visit TR Sarayburnu Port departed Sarayburnu for eastern Mediterranean.



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  Specifications


Type 45 Daring class
187crew
60troops
7500light (tn)
8100full load (tn)
152.40length (m)
21.20beam (m)
7.40draught (m)
7000range (nm)
29max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce WR21
2Naval Engine diesel - Wärtsilä VASA32

8Missile Launcher Aster VLS

1Naval Gun Mk.8 Mod 1 4.5 inch

1Naval Radar long range search S1850M

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Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
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  Builder


UK Kvaerner (Govan), Govan






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