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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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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 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.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert Woodward, 20 December, 1887[6]
- Captain Henry C. Kane, 29 December, 1891[7]
- Captain Wollaston C. Karslake, 19 February, 1894[8]
- Commander James L. Hammet, 11 May, 1898[9]
- Captain William Wilson, 1 February, 1900[10] – 2 March, 1900[11]
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, April, 1900[12]
- Captain Henry D. Barry, 21 January, 1903[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 245.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 205.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 248.
Bibliography
