H.M.S. Duncan (1901)

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H.M.S. Duncan
Career Details
Built By: Thames Iron Works
Laid down: 10 July, 1899
Launched: 21 March, 1901
Commissioned: 3 October, 1903
Sold: 18 February, 1920
Fate: Scrapped

Career

The Duncan was commissioned at Chatham on 8 October, 1903, by Captain Henry B. Jackson, for service on the Mediterranean Station.[1]

Duncan paid off on 10 April, 1917.[2]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Torpedoes

In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 2 minutes, 26 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[7]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 October, 1903. Issue 37207, col B, p. 9.
  2. The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393g.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 October, 1903. Issue 37207, col B, p. 9.
  4. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 305.
  5. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 308.
  6. The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393o.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.

Bibliography

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