HMS Duke of York

Survived

Type	Battleship
Class	King George V
War	Second World War
Main guns	2 × quadruple, 1 × twin 14 in (356 mm) guns

King George V-class battleship. Admiral Fraser's flagship at the Battle of the North Cape, where her radar-directed 14-inch guns wrecked Scharnhorst. Flagship of the British Pacific Fleet at the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay; scrapped in 1958.

Waves crashing over the bow, HMS Duke of York steaming at 20 to 25 knots during an Arctic convoy to Russia (photographed from the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious). Photo: RN official photographer, Parnall C H (Lt), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

2 × quadruple, 1 × twin 14 in (356 mm) guns
8 × twin 5.25 in (133 mm) DP guns
6 × octuple 2 pdr 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
6 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns

Armour

Main Belt: 14.7 in (370 mm)
Deck: 5–6 in (127–152 mm)
Main turrets: 12.75 in (324 mm)
Bulkheads: 10–12 in (254–305 mm)
Conning tower: 3–4 in (76–102 mm)

Builder	John Brown and Company, Clydebank
Laid down	5 May 1937
Launched	28 February 1940
Commissioned	20 August 1941
Displacement	42,046 long tons (42,721 t) (deep load)
Length	745 ft (227.1 m) (o/a)
Speed	28.6 knots (53.0 km/h; 32.9 mph) (trials)
Complement	84 officers and 1,530 ratings as flagship

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

28 February 1940

Battle of the North Cape

Damaged

26 December 1943

Fraser's flagship; masts hit

Fate

Survived

Ordered to be scrapped, 8 May 1957