HMAS Duchess was a Daring-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy as HMS Duchess from 1952 to 1964, and in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1964 to 1980. She was laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company, and commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1952.
Daring class destroyer HMS Duchess at Sea
Initially assigned to the Home Fleet, Duchess spent her early career on exercises…
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