HMS Duncan (D37)
2013-
DDG · Guided-Missile Destroyer
| IMO: | 4907880 |
| MMSI: | 235053411 |
| Flight Deck: | DU |
| Call Sign: | GMIC |
| Shipyard: | Kvaerner (Govan) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2002 | |
| Jan 2007 | |
| Oct 11, 2010 | on anniversary of the 1797 Battle of Camperdown, where Admiral Duncan defeated the Dutch |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Handed over to RN at HMNB Portsmouth, after departing BAE Systems Scotstoun on 19 Mar |
| Jul 26, 2013 | first Type 45 Destroyer to visit Falmouth |
| Sep 26, 2013 | at HMNB Portsmouth |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Belfast Harbour visited Belfast, departed 29 Jul. |
| Sep 2, 2014 | Roath Basin visited Cardiff, with other warships, in support of 2 day NATO Defence Ministers summit in Newport. NATO summit |
| Oct 8, 2014 | participant in Exercise JW 14-2 from Irish Sea around northern coast of UK, to Moray Firth. Joint Warrior Exercise Joint Warrior 14-2 |
| Feb 6, 2015 | North Shields visited Tyneside at Northumbrian Quay until 9 Feb. Northumbrian Quay |
| Mar 2015 | visited Gibraltar, with Lynx HMA.8 ZF560/456 embarked. |
| Mar 2, 2015 | 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 Operation Kipion |
| Nov 8, 2015 |  Constanta Naval Base visited Constanța for 3 days |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Visited Burgas for weekend |
| May 5, 2016 |  Hamburg Port visited Hamburg for 2016 Harbour Day Festival 827th Hamburg Hafengeburtstag |
| May 20, 2016 | West India Dock (TQ) 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. Jutland 100 |
| Jun 22, 2016 | Cruise Terminal visit to Liverpool for Armed Forces Day celebrations AFD 2016 |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Deployed to assist HMS Richmond in escorting the Kutnetzov Task Group through the North Sea and English Channel. |
| Jun 2017 | flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) , Wildcat ZZ531 embarked. Relieved by HMS Diamond on 20 Sep. SNMG2 |
| Sep 2017 | Relieved HMS Ocean at short notice, as flagship for NATO SNMG2. SNMG2 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | exercising with FNS La Fayette, HS Limnos and HS Kountouriotis. SNMG2 |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Returned to HMNB Portsmouth after SNMG2 deployment |
| Jan 8, 2018 | Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month Mediterranean and Black Sea deployment, followed by Operation Kipion in the Gulf. Returned to Portsmouth 13 Jul 2018. |
| Jan 16, 2018 |  Malaga Port visited Malaga |
| May 21, 2018 |  Poti Visited Poti to commemorate fallen British servicemen in the Batumi British Military Cemetery. SNMG2 |
| Jun 2018 | Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ396 embarked, callsign Highlander Exercise Swordfish 2018 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 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 Mediterannean SNMG1 |
| Mar 24, 2019 | part of FS Charles de Gaulle Strike Group (Groupe Aéronavale (GAN) 19) off Syria. GAN19 |
| Jul 9, 2019 | departed Odessa in the Black Sea, to participate in Exercise Sea Breeze |
| Jul 14, 2019 |  Souda Bay NB re-storing at Souda Bay, after re-tasking to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz |
| Jul 18, 2019 | 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. |
| Sep 5, 2019 | Strait of Hormuz (choke) Relieved by HMS Kent on Strait of Hormuz transit duty |
| Dec 2019 | HMD Portsmouth completed a 30 month propulsion system refurbishment in May 2022, after major work in HMD Portsmouth. |
| Jun 18, 2023 | HMNB Portsmouth departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month Mediterranean deployment. SNMG2 |
| Jun 26, 2023 |  Taranto Naval Base arrived Taranto to take over as flgaship of NATO SNMG2 mission. SNMG2 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | HMS Duncan Flight Wildcat became 1st British aircraft to land on USS Gerald R Ford while operating in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Oct 9, 2023 |  Sarayburnu Port departed Sarayburnu for eastern Mediterranean. |
| May 27, 2024 | Gate of Grief departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month maritime security assurance in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. To relieve HMS Diamond on station. |
| Nov 4, 2024 |  Larnaca visited Larnaca |
| Nov 13, 2024 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta visited Valletta, until 17 Nov. |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Barcelona Harbour departed Barcelona to return to UK |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Cawsand Bay laid off Cawsand Bay with FGS Sachsen FOST |
| Jun 2026 |  Aarhus Eastern Docks helipad departed Aarhus after weekend visit, to continue mission Operation Firecrest |