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HMAS Duchess (D154)

HMAS Duchess (D154)

HMAS "Duchess" (D154) was a "Daring"-class destroyer laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company of Woolston at Southampton on 2 July 1948 as HMS "Duchess" (D154). She was launched on 9 April 1951 and commissioned into the British Royal Navy on 23 October 1952.

She was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 8 May 1964 following the loss of "Voyager", and purchased by Australia in 1972. "Duchess" paid off on 27 October 1977, and was sold for scrap on 7 May 1980.


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