H.M.S. Duke of Wellington (1852)

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H.M.S. Duke of Wellington (1852)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: May, 1849[2]
Launched: 14 Sep, 1852[3]
Completed: 4 Feb, 1853[4]
Broken up: 1904[5]

H.M.S. Duke of Wellington was a 131-gun ship of the line featuring a full rig and a modest steam plant repurposed from another vessel.

She resembled a fighting ship from 50 years earlier, but of larger proportion. In the Dreadnought Era, she served as a receiving ship at Portsmouth.

Service

Duke of Wellington replaced H.M.S. Victory as the flagship for the port admiral at Portsmouth and served as a receiving ship. She

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia.
  2. Wikipedia.
  3. Wikipedia.
  4. Wikipedia.
  5. Wikipedia.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 212.
  7. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 216.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 219.
  9. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 249.
  10. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 248.

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