HMS Duncan photographed during her open day in Liverpool on 25 June 2016. We arrived mid morning and was surprised to see that there was no queue to see her. She is the sixth and last Type 45 Destroyer and is names after Viscount Adam Duncan who defeated a Dutch fleet at the battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797.
She was launched on 11 October 2010 and commissioned into the fleet on 26 September 2013[
Her overall length is 152.4m with a 21.2m beam and 7.4m draught and she is powered by two Rolls-Royce WR-21 Gas Turbine (28,800 shp each ) giving a maximum speed of 29 Knots and a range of 7,000 nm at 18 Knots.
Armament consists of the Sea Viper Missile System and Aster 15 and 30 missiles, 4.5 inch naval gun together with CIWS, miniguns and GPMG's.
The vessels phased array Sampson radar which has a range of 400 km enables the ship to react to and engage multiple targets. The Aster 15 missiles have a range of 30km and speed of Mach 3 whilst the Aster 30 variant has a range of 100km and with a speed of Mach 4.5 is the ships area Air Defence Missile. can be seen between the main
gun and bridge.
In her hanger she has Lynx or Merlin helicopters which can be armed with Sea Skua anti-ship missiles or anti-submarine torpedoes.
She was launched on 11 October 2010 and commissioned into the fleet on 26 September 2013[
Her overall length is 152.4m with a 21.2m beam and 7.4m draught and she is powered by two Rolls-Royce WR-21 Gas Turbine (28,800 shp each ) giving a maximum speed of 29 Knots and a range of 7,000 nm at 18 Knots.
Armament consists of the Sea Viper Missile System and Aster 15 and 30 missiles, 4.5 inch naval gun together with CIWS, miniguns and GPMG's.
The vessels phased array Sampson radar which has a range of 400 km enables the ship to react to and engage multiple targets. The Aster 15 missiles have a range of 30km and speed of Mach 3 whilst the Aster 30 variant has a range of 100km and with a speed of Mach 4.5 is the ships area Air Defence Missile. can be seen between the main
gun and bridge.
In her hanger she has Lynx or Merlin helicopters which can be armed with Sea Skua anti-ship missiles or anti-submarine torpedoes.
Duncan' badge - A silver hunting horn on a red field.
Duncan's timber name plate
Royal navy RIB.
Typical corridor
Ward room
Medical room.
In the operations room.
Looking towards the bow.
Duncan's4.5 in / 55 Mk 8 Mod 1 gun is capable of firing 25 rounds/min up to 27,000m in an anti-surface role and 6,000m in an anti-aircraft role.
View inside the gun showing the automatic loading mechanism.
The 48 cell SYLVER A50 vertical missile launcher.
One of two Raytheon 20mm Phalanx Block 1B Mk15 CIWS Phalanx Block 1B Close In Weapon Systems.
This is the latest upgrade for this weapon and uses a thermal imager Automatic Acquisition Video Tracker (AAVT) and stablilisation system that allow the CIWS to engage small surface targets, slow-moving air
targets, and hovering helicopters.
The rate of fire is up to 4500 rounds / min.
This type of weapon was first deployed on the USS America in 1980.
This is the latest upgrade for this weapon and uses a thermal imager Automatic Acquisition Video Tracker (AAVT) and stablilisation system that allow the CIWS to engage small surface targets, slow-moving air
targets, and hovering helicopters.
The rate of fire is up to 4500 rounds / min.
This type of weapon was first deployed on the USS America in 1980.
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