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<div name=fredbot:career></div name=fredbot:career>'''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. | <div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Duke of Wellington'' (1852)|comp=4 Feb, 1853<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Duke_of_Wellington_(1852) Wikipedia].</ref> | ||
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''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. | 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. | ||
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| H.M.S. Duke of Wellington (1852) | |
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| 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
Bibliography
