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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.
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.
''Duke of Wellington'' replaced {{UK-Victory|f=p}} as flagship of the Port Admiral at Portsmouth from 1869 to 1891 and as flagship for Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth from 24 October, 1884 to 1886, though some Flag Captains to the C-in-C lived aboard into the 1890s, at least.


==Service==
==Service==
''Duke of Wellington'' replaced {{UK-Victory|f=p}} as the flagship for the port admiral at Portsmouth and served as a receiving ship.  She
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth 1 January, 1878.{{NLSep85|p. 207}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Woodward|nick=Robert Woodward|appt=20 December, 1887{{NLJul90|p. 212}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Cochran|nick=Thomas Cochran|appt=28 May, 1868{{NLJan69|p. 192}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Coey Kane|nick=Henry C. Kane|appt=29 December, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 216}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Hancock|nick=George Hancock|appt=7 June, 1869{{NLDec71|p. 149}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wollaston Comyns Karslake|nick=Wollaston C. Karslake|appt=19 February, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 219}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Carr Glyn|nick=Henry C. Glyn|appt=1 March, 1872<ref>Glyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1415.|}} f. 530.</ref>{{NLSep72|p. 144}}|end=20 July, 1875<ref>Glyn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1415.|}} f. 530.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William Des V. Hamilton|appt=April, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 249}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis William Sullivan, Sixth Baronet|nick=Francis W. Sullivan|appt=1 March, 1875{{NLJan76|p. 141}}|end=October, 1876{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Cecil Carpenter|nick=The Hon. Walter C. Carpenter|appt=16 October, 1876{{NLOct78|p. 206}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Michael Culme-Seymour|appt=29 July, 1879{{NLDec81|p. 207}}|end=9 September, 1879<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.|}} f. 1212.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles John Rowley|nick=Charles J. Rowley|appt=8 May, 1882{{NLJul84|p. 207}}|end=27 December, 1884}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899)|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=27 October, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 207}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Hobart Seymour|nick=Edward H. Seymour|appt=30 May, 1886{{NLJan87|p. 245}}|end=20 December, 1887}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Woodward|nick=Robert Woodward|appt=20 December, 1887{{NLJul90|p. 212}}|end=1 January, 1891}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry St. Leger Bury Palliser|nick=Henry St. L. B. Palliser|appt=1 January, 1891{{NLApr91|p. 216}}|end=29 December, 1891}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Coey Kane|nick=Henry C. Kane|appt=29 December, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 216}}<ref>Kane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1849.|}} f. 741.</ref>|end=19 February, 1894<ref>Kane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1849.|}} f. 741.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wollaston Comyns Karslake|nick=Wollaston C. Karslake|appt=19 February, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 219}}|end=15 March, 1897}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=11 May, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 245}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Wilson|nick=William Wilson|appt=1 February, 1900<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|D7588976}} f. 205.</ref>|end=2 March, 1900<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|D7588976}} f. 205.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William Des V. Hamilton|appt=April, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 249}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Deacon Barry|nick=Henry D. Barry|appt=21 January, 1903{{NLMay03|p. 248}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Deacon Barry|nick=Henry D. Barry|appt=21 January, 1903{{NLMay03|p. 248}}|end=}}
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 29 May 2022

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.

Duke of Wellington replaced H.M.S. Victory as flagship of the Port Admiral at Portsmouth from 1869 to 1891 and as flagship for Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth from 24 October, 1884 to 1886, though some Flag Captains to the C-in-C lived aboard into the 1890s, at least.

Service

She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth 1 January, 1878.[6]

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. (September, 1885). p. 207.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1869). p. 192.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 149.
  9. ↑ Glyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1872) Corrected to 20th August, 1872. p. 144.
  11. ↑ Glyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 141.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 206.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 207.
  15. ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1212.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 207.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 207.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1885) Corrected to 20 December, 1886. p. 245.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 212.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 216.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 216.
  22. ↑ Kane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1849. f. 741.
  23. ↑ Kane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1849. f. 741.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 219.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 245.
  26. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 205.
  27. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 205.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 249.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 248.

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