HMS Duke (1777)


HMS Duke was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1777 at Plymouth.
She was named after the Duke of Cumberland of Culloden fame and had a figurehead of the Duke.
She was at the Battle of the Saintes', or Battle of Dominica, that took place 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. Under command of Captain Alan Gardner she served in the white squadron under overall control of Admiral George Rodney.
Duke was employed on harbour service from 1799, and was broken up in 1843.

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