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    DavyTee
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    Just rang me Ma, twas indeed the Duchess

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    DavyTee
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    Quote Originally Posted by euryalus View Post
    If she was involved in the 1956 Suez operation she must be either HMS Defender or HMS Daring - I think these were the only two Daring class vessels involved.
    Just found this on Wikipedia I know its not the most accurate web site but here we go

    Duchess was initially assigned to the British Home Fleet in early 1953.[3] In September 1954 and July 1955, the destroyer was deployed to the Mediterranean, and near the end of the year escorted the Royal Yacht Britannia during the final leg of Queen Elizabeth's and the Duke of Edinburgh's world tour.[3] Duchess continued to operate in the Mediterranean until July 1955, and was involved in the Suez Crisis in 1956.[3 Sometime between 1956 and 1964the destroyer operated with the Far East Strategic Reserve.[

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    I am afraid I mis-read "British Warships III - Destroyers", by Mike Critchley, when I suggested that Daring and Defender were the only two involved in the Suez crisis. He actually said that Duchess, Decoy, Diamond and Diana were already in the Mediterranean Fleet, and that Daring and Defender were sent out to join them in 1956.

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