Got you LOL HMAS Duchess is in fact HMS Duchess, one of the RN Daring
Class, comprising Daring (D05) Delight (D119) Dainty (D108) Defender
(D114) Duchess (D154) Decoy (D106) Diamond (D35) and Diana (D126).
Daring was the squadron leader of the 2nd destroyer squadron, in the
Mediterranean. The remainder of the 2nd comprised Delight Dainty and
Defender. They were classified as destroyers but had the armament of a
light cruiser. 3 twin 4.5 inch turrets, 2 banks of 5 21 inch torpedo tubes,
6 twin AA bofors, 1 squid depth charge launcher. Total weight displacement
3880 tons.
Mercury.
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