Duncan the Dalek captures Royal Navy destroyer | Nostalgia

In March 2013 the sixth and final Type-45 destroyer, HMS Duncan, was handed over to the Royal Navy in Portsmouth by builder BAE Systems.
By Debz Croker
Published 10th Aug 2021, 15:05 BST
Updated 10th Aug 2021, 17:38 BST
Visitors flocked to a flotilla of NATO warships when Cardiff hosted a Meet the Forces day – although those stepping aboard HMS Duncan were confronted by one of the most dangerous aliens in the universe... Duncan the Dalek. Picture: L(Phot) Nicky Wilson/Royal NavyVisitors flocked to a flotilla of NATO warships when Cardiff hosted a Meet the Forces day – although those stepping aboard HMS Duncan were confronted by one of the most dangerous aliens in the universe... Duncan the Dalek. Picture: L(Phot) Nicky Wilson/Royal Navy
Visitors flocked to a flotilla of NATO warships when Cardiff hosted a Meet the Forces day – although those stepping aboard HMS Duncan were confronted by one of the most dangerous aliens in the universe... Duncan the Dalek. Picture: L(Phot) Nicky Wilson/Royal Navy

She is Portsmouth-based along with her full class of sister ships, Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon and Defender.

In 2014, during a NATO summit in Cardiff, Duncan was invaded taken by one of the most dangerous aliens in the universe… Duncan the Dalek. But how did he make up the gangplank?

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