HMS Duncan (F80) HMS Duncan (F80) HMS "Duncan" was the fifth RN ship named after Admiral Adam Duncan. She was a of the Royal Navy that served in the Cod Wars. From her first commissioning in 1958 until 1965 "Duncan" was the leader of the Fishery Protection Squadron. She was involved in the First Cod War between United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights, intervening between the Icelandic coastguard and British trawlers. She was an escort to the royal yacht in August 1960. In 1964 "Duncan" fired the salute at the opening of the new Forth Road Bridge. The frigate also visited Nantes
Harold Innis and the cod fishery method of curing their catches onshore, then transporting the dried fish to Mediterranean countries where there was a demand for a higher protein diet. This combined with consumer preferences for dried fish over cod packed in brine meant higher prices, especially in Catholic countries where the church required the regular consumption of fish. Thus, dried cod sold in Spain allowed England to receive substantial amounts of the precious metals that the Spanish were bringing from their colonies in the New World. "Cod from Newfoundland was the lever by which she [England] wrested her share of the riches of the New