HMS Iron Duke
frigate
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMS Iron Duke
- IMO number
- 8949628
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
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- Vessel type
- frigate
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 133 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1993
- Builder
- Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMS Iron Duke
HMS Iron Duke is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the third ship to bear the name. Iron Duke has intercepted several large consignments of illegal drugs being sent from the Caribbean to Europe. In her only combat mission, she was in action off Libya in 2011, destroying a gun battery outside the besieged town of Misrata. She also fired star shells through the night to illuminate pro-Gaddafi positions for NATO aircraft to destroy rocket launchers, fuel dumps, ammo stores, artillery batteries and command and control centres, whilst also confirming that no civilians were in the area.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Iron Duke now?
- HMS Iron Duke has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HMS Iron Duke?
- HMS Iron Duke is a frigate, built in 1993 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited. The vessel is 133 m long.
- Who owns HMS Iron Duke?
- HMS Iron Duke is operated by Royal Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HMS Iron Duke been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMS Iron Duke appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).