Allied Warships
HMS Duke of York (17)
Battleship of the King George V class
HMS Duke of York as completed.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Battleship |
| Class | King George V |
| Pennant | 17 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 16 Nov 1936 |
| Laid down | 5 May 1937 |
| Launched | 28 Feb 1940 |
| Commissioned | 4 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to Shipbreaking Industries in 1957, arrived at Faslane for scrapping 18 February 1958. Commanding Officers: Capt. George Elvey Creasy, MVO, DSO, RN Capt. Brian Betham Schofield, CBE, RN Capt. the Hon. Guy Herbrand Edward Russell, CBE, RN Capt. Andrew Dacres Nicholl, CBE, DSO, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Duke of York (17)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, RN | 15 Apr 1941 | 29 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | Capt. George Elvey Creasy, DSO, RN | 29 Sep 1942 | 6 Aug 1943 |
| 3 | Capt. Brian Betham Schofield, RN | 6 Aug 1943 | 9 Dec 1943 |
| 4 | Capt. the Hon. Guy Herbrand Edward Russell, RN | 9 Dec 1943 | 3 Sep 1944 |
| 5 | Capt. Andrew Dacres Nicholl, DSO, RN | 3 Sep 1944 | 31 Jul 1946 |
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