| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 485 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 31 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 20 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Apr 1942 |
| Lost | 12 Oct 1942 |
| History | USS Duncan (Lt. Cdr E.B. Taylor) made a daring one ship attack and found herself between Japanese and American battle groups resulting in receiving more than 50 hits. When she sank 58 men and 5 officers were lost. 195 men were rescued from the shark infested waters by USS McCalla (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Cooper). |
Commands listed for USS Duncan (i) (DD 485)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edmund Battelle Taylor, USN | 16 Apr 1942 | 12 Oct 1942 |
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