Duke of York

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Duke of York

Battleship | U.K. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points60,500

Main Battery

356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.III mount2 х 4 / 1 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.03 shots/min.

Reload Time29.5 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range18.15 km.

Maximum Dispersion241 m.

HE Shell356 mm HE Mk VIb

Maximum HE Shell Damage6,100

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell41 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity757 m./s.

HE Shell Weight721 kg.

AP Shell356 mm AP Mk VIIIb

Maximum AP Shell Damage10,500

Initial AP Shell Velocity757 m./s.

AP Shell Weight721 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire9 shots/min.

Reload Time6.67 sec.

HE Shell133 mm HE Mk IC

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second64.8

. . . Firing Range4.5 km.

40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount8 х 8 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second158.4

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount6 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second77.4

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount39 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second140.4

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on an RP Mk.II mount2 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second31.8

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second48.8

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed28 knot

Turning Circle Radius790 m.

Rudder Shift Time17.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range14.14 km.

Air Detectability Range10.01 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Duke of York

Battleship | U.K. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points60,500

Main Battery

356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.III mount2 х 4 / 1 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.03 shots/min.

Reload Time29.5 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range18.15 km.

Maximum Dispersion241 m.

HE Shell356 mm HE Mk VIb

Maximum HE Shell Damage6,100

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell41 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity757 m./s.

HE Shell Weight721 kg.

AP Shell356 mm AP Mk VIIIb

Maximum AP Shell Damage10,500

Initial AP Shell Velocity757 m./s.

AP Shell Weight721 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire9 shots/min.

Reload Time6.67 sec.

HE Shell133 mm HE Mk IC

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second64.8

. . . Firing Range4.5 km.

40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount8 х 8 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second158.4

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount6 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second77.4

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount39 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second140.4

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on an RP Mk.II mount2 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second31.8

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second48.8

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed28 knot

Turning Circle Radius790 m.

Rudder Shift Time17.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range14.14 km.

Air Detectability Range10.01 km.

Battle Levels

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VII

Special

Duke of York — British special premium Tier VII battleship.

A King George V-class battleship that carried 356 mm main guns, and could run at quite a high speed for a ship of her type. Numerous dual-purpose artillery served as a basis for the ship's AA defenses. A very successful gun fire control system provided for high accuracy of fire of the ship's main battery.

Duke of York was first released for sale worldwide on 20 December 2017.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II/Mk.III mount	2	45	241	6,100	41	10,500		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Duke of York	60,500	13	381	1/2	8	39/8/6/2/8/8				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk VII mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 110,000 hp	28		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

HMS Duke of York is the third Tier VII premium British battleship in World of Warships, coming in alongside the previously released HMS Hood and HMS Nelson. Unlike the other two — which are quite unique — Duke of York is literally the sister ship of the regular tech tree Tier VII battleship, King George V. Many of Duke of York’s statistics are similar, if not identical, to that of her sister; as such, her play style is also very similar.

Duke of York is armed with ten 356 mm guns in a unique setup; two quad turrets — one fore and one aft — and a single dual turret in a forward super-firing position. This gives her unrivaled firepower to the front and rear of her ship in comparison to all other Tier VII battleships. This good forward and backwards firepower comes at the cost of atrocious turret angles, requiring her to show almost a complete, flat broadside to her enemies to fire all ten rifles at a target. Her guns themselves are nearly identical to that of her sister, with the exception of a longer reload. Like all British battleships, her guns have lackluster AP in exchange for phenomenal HE shell characteristics, including the ¼ HE penetration rule, allowing her to do massive damage and light fires to all targets with HE.

Duke of York features an identical armor scheme to that of her sister; 25mm plating around the entire ship, and a hefty main belt with a maximum thickness of 381mm. Her belt armor is very capable of bouncing large caliber shells when properly angled, while her 25mm plating makes her extremely susceptible to HE shells from enemy cruisers, even without the use of the Inertia Fuse for HE commander skill. Like all battleships below Tier VIII, she features a 25mm bow, allowing her to be overmatched by gun sizes over 380mm. Taking citadel penetrations through the bow is very common, so proper angling is a must.

The major differences between Duke of York and King George V come in the form of anti-aircraft firepower and consumables. Duke of York features a greatly enhanced AA suite; 65 and 32 DPS on her two long range batteries, 235 on her mid-range, and 189 on her short range (in comparison to KGV’s 65, 145, and 74 on her long, mid, and short range, respectively). With the proper commander skills and upgrades, her AA can be very powerful. The raw DPS comes at the cost of a short AA range on all of her mounts. Because she is a large and easy target, significant amounts of her AA will also be lost throughout the course of a battle as she absorbs damage from enemy high explosive shells. Additionally, Duke of York has access to the Hydroacoustic Search  consumable, making her more resistant to torpedo attacks.

Overall, Duke of York is essentially a King George V that sacrifices main battery reload for increased anti-aircraft firepower, Hydroacoustic Search , and premium bonuses.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Duke of York from the NA forums

Pros:

• Highest base AA DPS among Tier VII battleships, surpassing even Colorado.
• Her armor scheme will help bounce many shells 356mm caliber or below, and thick armor protects the citadel is very well when angled.
• Ability to use Hydroacoustic Search .
• Shares best in-tier battleship detection range with King George V.
• Uses British battleship HE shells.
• Enhanced heal compared to most battleships, healing up to 75% of normal penetration damage.

Cons:

• Poor gun angles, must expose a lot of broadside to fire all main battery guns.
• 18% longer reload than King George V.
• Cannot equip catapult aircraft.
• Most AA DPS is short-range, limiting effectiveness in practice.
• Very slow rudder shift time for a Tier VII battleship.
• Shortest main battery range of all Tier VII battleships.

Research

As a premium ship, Duke of York doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Duke of York are as follows:

• Slot 1: Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: AA Guns Modification 1
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 *

The majority of Duke of York’s anti-aircraft power is found in her 40mm "pom poms" and 20mm Oerlikons, both of which are highly vulnerable to incoming high explosive shells. As such, Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 earns the recommendation in Slot 1. Slot 4 could also be filled with Steering Gears Modification 2 for captains looking to improve her rudder shift speed.

Commander Skills

Key skills for Duke of York commanders include Priority Target for Level 1, Expert Marksman for Level 2, Superintendent at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. Many other useful skills such as Jack of All Trades, Basic Firing Training, and Fire Prevention highlight the versatile selection of skills the ship can take strengthening its guns, anti-air capabilities, or survivability.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. Χ	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters. Χ	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. Χ	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire.	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes. Χ
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. Χ	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. Χ	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed. Χ	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. Χ	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage. Χ	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +25% to the armor penetration of HE shells. -50% to base chance of fire caused by HE shells.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +7.5% attack aircraft and torpedo bomber aiming speed. +15% dive bomber aiming speed. Χ	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% AA flak burst damage. ★★	Massive AA Fire +100% instantaneous damage. No boost to continuous damage in a reinforced sector. Shorter effective cooldown.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Meh      Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Duke of York can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search 

Premium consumables, notably Damage Control Party II (), and Repair Party II (), are recommended.

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Duke of York comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

As a ship with a good AA battery, November Echo Setteseven ()is the best option for the ship. After that signals helping the survivability of the ship, such as India Delta (), India Yankee (), or Juliet Yankee Bissotwo () are always helpful. To increase her offensive capabilities, signals such as Sierra Mike (), and November Foxtrot () will be useful. As she is a premium ship, XP/captain XP boosting flags such as Zulu Hotel (🚫), Equal Speed Charlie London (🚫), or the Dragon Flag (🚫) will see great gains with this ship. Juliet Charlie () is always handy to prevent a quick trip back to port.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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  Flag of Duke of York. Given to players who purchased a special bundle containing Duke of York.

Historical Info

HMS Duke of York, 1941

Construction

Builder:John Brown & Company Ltd;
   Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom

Laid down: 5 May 1937

Launched: 28 February 1940

Commissioned: 4 November 1941

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Specifications

36,727 tons displacement, standard

227.07m length

31.39m beam

8.84m draft

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Machinery

8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

4 shaft Parsons geared turbines

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Performance

28.5 knots at 110,000 shaft horsepower

15,600 nm at 10 knots

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Armor

Main Belt: 374mm magazines,
   349mm machinery

Lower belt: 137mm

Deck: 124–149mm

Main turrets: 324mm

Barbettes: 324mm

Bulkheads: 254–305mm

Conning tower: 76–102mm

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Armament

Main

Ten (2x4,1x2) 356mm/45 Mk VII guns

Secondary

Sixteen (8x2) 134/50 QF Mk I guns

Anti-aircraft

Thirty-two (4x8) 40mm/39 QF 2-pounder guns

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Aircraft

Total

Two (2) Supermarine Walrus, one catapult

History

Duke of York in Sydney Harbour, Australia, late 1945.

Design

The story of the King George V-class battleships is intrinsically linked to the effects of inter-war treaties to curb naval construction. With the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 imposing a moratorium on new battleship construction through the end of 1931, the Royal Navy's aging battle fleet began to lag behind nations with more modern construction, such as Japan. As the various other naval powers began to ramp up ship construction in the early 1930's, the British Admiralty decided that it could not lag behind any further.

The designs of what would become the King George V class of ships started in 1933. Initially, the government was adamant on pressing ship designs that strictly adhered to treaty limitations, mounting guns with a caliber of 12 inches and limiting to a tonnage of no more than 28,000 tons. The United States and Japan were vehemently against this. By the time of the Second London Naval Treaty in 1936, future battleship limitations were standardized. Gun calibers were to be no bigger than 16 inches with the British delegation pressuring to decrease it to 14 inches. Furthermore, overall tonnage should not exceed 35,000.

With the new limitations in mind, the design of the armaments and protection centered from the idea of ideal combat engagement ranges to be between 11,000-15,000 meters. Through several design reviews, it was decided that the implementation of the revolutionary quad-barreled turret would be the most optimal; the Mk. III turret would be the first of its kind in the Royal Navy. On paper, the advantages were many: it decreased the potential armor profile, it decreased the number of barbettes from four to three, and it maintained high volume of fire. These turrets would house the Mk. VII BL 14-inch guns, which were based on the designs of the experimental Mk. XVI 12-inch guns. By the end, the initial plan of twelve 14-inch guns was decreased to 10; B turret was decreased from quad to dual.

Originally the ship’s secondary armaments were set to be exact to the ones being retrofitted onto the upgraded Queen Elizabeth-class battleships: 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns. But during the development the new 5.25-inch DP guns of the Dido-class were developed and designers reconsidered and incorporated eight of these dual-gun turrets into the final design.

The original armor profile called for a main belt of 13 inches with deck protection of 4 inches. This was deemed insufficient and by the final iteration, the main armor belt was increased to a size of 14-15 inches, while the horizontal armor was moved to the middle deck and increased to 4-5 inches. The belt spanned from the barbettes of "A" turret all the way back to "C" turret, covering magazines and machinery. Lateral coverage spanned from the main deck all the way to 2.5 meters below waterline, where the belt thinned to about 5 inches. The “armored citadel” was complete with bulkheads with thickness of 10-12 inches. Furthermore, a torpedo protection system was incorporated. It was increased from a two-layer to a three-layer system, when the design requirements required damage mitigation up to a blast of 1,000 pounds of TNT. Air-filled spaces sandwiched a central layer that was filled with water – and later – fuel oil.

From the onset, the propulsion was rated for 100,000 shaft horsepower. This required the use of eight Admiralty boilers and four Parsons turbines. Interestingly, each unit of machinery was given its own compartment. A considerable amount of time went into the arrangement of the propulsion; ultimately, each shaft was driven by an independent arrangement of two boilers the fed into one turbine. The arrangement was alternating to decrease the chance of total failure when damaged; the inner-shaft arrangement was the opposite of the outer-shaft arrangement. As well, the final designs called for a two-funnel system. Although there was considerable push for a single funnel system to increase deck-space efficiency, a dual-funnel layout allowed for better gas ventilation, and prevented fumes from re-entering into the machinery spaces. Whilst the original hope was for speeds close to 30 knots, the addition of armor and secondary armaments required the speeds to drop to 27 knots.

By point in development, there were clear signs that there was no adherence to the treaty limit of 35,000 tons of displacement by other naval powers; consequently, King George V’s designers equally didn’t invest much effort into meeting their treaty obligations either. There was an initial effort put in to mitigate excessive tonnage, and as a result "B" turret was decreased to a dual-gun design while the freeboard – along with the bow-angle – was decreased (which proved to decrease seaworthiness and make conditions poorer for crew).

HMS Duke of York (pennant number 17) was the third ship of the King George V class, named after the Duke of York peerage. She was ordered on 16 November 1936, and laid down on 5 May 1937 at the Clydebank shipyards by the John Brown and Company, and launched 28 February 1940.

She was originally fitted with six 8-barrelled 2pdr “pom-poms”, and six single 20mm AA guns. She also carried Type 281, 282, 284, and 285 radar sets. As she was a wartime vessel, she only received wartime-upgrades; as there was no time for remodeling. In 1941, she received a Type 273 radar set to complement the ones above. By 1944, 36 additional 20mm AA guns were installed. By 1945, eight 40mm Bofors guns were added. Furthermore, many of the single 20mm were replaced by dual-mount 20mm. And additional Type 274 radar set was incorporated. Most significantly, the original aircraft facilities – one double-ended catapult and 2-4 Supermarine Walrus' – were removed and repurposed as a boat launching area.

Service

HMS Duke of York was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 4 November 1941, subsequently seeing combat service during the Second World War.

In mid-December 1941, Duke of York transported Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the United States to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Between March and September 1942 Duke of York was involved with convoy escort duties, but in October she was dispatched to Gibraltar where she became the flagship of Force H.

In October 1942, Duke of York was involved in the Allied invasion of North Africa, but saw little action as her role only required her to protect the accompanying aircraft carriers. HMS Duke of York stopped the Portuguese vessel Gil Eannes on 1 November 1942 and a commando arrested Gastão de Freitas Ferraz. The British had picked up radio traffic indicating naval espionage, possibly compromising the secrecy of the upcoming Operation Torch.

After Operation Torch, Duke of York was involved in Operations Camera and Governor, which were diversionary operations designed to draw the Germans' attention away from Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. On 4 October, Duke of York operated with her sister ship Anson in covering a force of Allied cruisers and destroyers and the American carrier Ranger, during Operation Leader, which raided German shipping off Norway. The attack sank four merchant ships and badly damaged a further seven.

On 26 December 1943 Duke of York was part of a task force which encountered the German battleship Scharnhorst off the North Cape of Norway. During the engagement that followed, Scharnhorst hit Duke of York twice with little effect, but was herself hit by several of Duke of York's 14-inch shells, silencing one of her turrets and hitting a boiler room. After temporarily escaping from Duke of York's heavy fire, Scharnhorst was struck several times by torpedoes, allowing Duke of York to again open fire, contributing to the eventual sinking of Scharnhorst after a running action lasting ten-and-a-half hours.

In 1945 Duke of York was assigned to the British Pacific Fleet as its flagship, but suffered mechanical problems in Malta which prevented her arriving in time to see any action before Japan surrendered.

After the war, Duke of York remained active until she was laid up in November 1951. She was eventually scrapped in 1957.

Historical Gallery

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  HMS Duke of York undergoing sea trials.

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  Duke of York in March 1942, while escorting Convoy PQ 12.

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  Duke of York in the Mediterranean, 1942.

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  Duke of York. Note the deck and turret top camouflage which is readily apparent in this photo.

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  Whisky, the ship's cat, off duty.

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  Duke of York leads Nelson, Renown, Formidable, and Argonaut during the occupation of French North Africa.

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  Duke of York prior to the Battle of the North Cape.

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  Members of Duke of York's gun crews at Scapa Flow after the Battle of the North Cape.

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  Duke of York, photo taken between 1946 and 1948.

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  Duke of York ship's bell.

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