HMS Duke of York (17)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Duke of York
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- King George V-class battleship 1939
- Pennant Number
- 17
- Launched
- 1940
- Built at
- John Brown & Company
- Commissioned
- 1941
- Armament
- 10 × 14-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Battleship
- Notable for
- Defeat of Scharnhorst
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1958
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Duke of York was a King George V-class battleship noted for her role in the destruction of the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst.