HMS Duke of Wellington (1852)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Duke of Wellington.
HMS Duke of Wellington was a 131-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1852, she was symptomatic of an era of rapid technological change in the navy, being powered both by sail and steam. An early steam-powered ship, she was still fitted with towering masts and trim square-set yards, and was the flagship of Sir Charles Napier.
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Name | HMS Duke of Wellington |
Ordered | 1841 |
Builder | Pembroke Royal Dockyard |
Laid down | May 1849 |
Launched | 1852 |
Completed | 4 February 1853 |
Fate | Broken up at Charlton, 1904 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 3,749 GRT[1] |
Displacement | 5,892 / 6071 tons |
Length | 240 ft (73 m) |
Propulsion | Sails and 780 hp steam powered screw propeller |
Speed | 10.15 kt |
Armament | 131 guns of various weights of shot |
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