HMS DUCHESS, (Daring class destroyer), was launched at Thorneycroft’s Yard, England. DUCHESS was loaned to the RAN to replace HMAS VOYAGER, (destroyer), which had been sunk in 1964 during a collision with HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier). She was purchased outright by the RAN in 1972, but was paid off in 1977.
Australian Naval History on 9 April 1951
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