Iron Duke
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- Two dukes, both military officers, were nicknamed the "Iron Duke" during their lifetimes:
- HMS Iron Duke is also the name of three ships in the Royal Navy, one of which is still in active service (a frigate).
- Iron Duke is also the nickname given to a 2.5 L internal combustion engine used in many 1980s-era General Motors front-wheel drive automobiles.
- Iron Duke was also the name of a famous class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England.