HMS Duke of York (1940)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Duke of York
- Launch Year
- 1940
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- King George V-class battleship
- Pennant Number
- 17
- Launched
- 1940
- Built at
- John Brown & Company
- Commissioned
- 1941
- Armament
- 10 × 14-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Battleship
- Notable for
- Scharnhorst action
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1958
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Duke of York was instrumental in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst.