Some ships are famous for long careers. Some ships are famous for how they sank, often in catastrophic or darkly amusing manners. And some ships are famous for one battle, a moment of glory that overshadows everything else.

HMS Duke of York very much falls into that third category. Her wartime career was nothing to write home about, for the most part, consisting largely of escort duty. And her peacetime duty was both short and uneventful.

But that one battle with the German battleship Scharnhorst? That one battle will forever shape discussion about Duke of York, and with very good reason.

Further Reading:
https://www.amazon.com/BritishBattle...
https://www.amazon.com/BritishBattle...
https://www.amazon.com/GermanFleetA...
https://www.amazon.com/ChronologyWar...