HMS Duncan

HMS Duncan, launched in 2010, is the sixth and last of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She is named after Admiral Lord Duncan, who defeated the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797. The destroyer has served in the Mediterranean, Black, and Caribbean Seas, and in 2019 was deployed to the Persian Gulf in response to increased tensions with Iran in the region. In May 2024, she was deployed to the Red Sea to protect international shipping from the ongoing Houthi attacks.