Admiral Duncan is recalled confronting a ringleader during unrest before Camperdown by lifting him over the ship's side and demanding recognition of his authority. The immediate effect in the story is deterrence without a later round of formal punishments. The aside helps explain why Duncan remained a potent name in Royal Navy memory and an obvious candidate for later warships. Personal command reputations could become part of a service's institutional identity.
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Admiral Duncan, mutiny, and command authority
An Admiral Duncan anecdote connects Camperdown-era discipline, personal command authority, and later Royal Navy ship names.