HMAS Duchess
HMAS Duchess (D-154) was a Daring class
destroyer laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company of
Woolston at
Southampton on
2 July 1948, launched on
9 April 1951, commissioned into the
Royal Navy on
23 October 1952, loaned to the
Royal Australian Navy on
8 May 1964 following the loss of
HMAS Voyager, and purchased by
Australia in
1972.
HMAS Duchess paid off on
27 October 1977 and was sold for scrap on
7 May 1980.