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Two Royal Navy ships have carried the name Duke of Wellington
Iron Duke may refer to:
Wellesley may refer to:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Norfolk, after the Duke of Norfolk or the county of Norfolk. The Norfolk motto is Serviens servo.
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.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Duke of York, after numerous holders of the title of Duke of York :
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Edinburgh, for the Scottish city of Edinburgh. In addition, one ship of the Royal Navy has carried the similar name HMS Duke of Edinburgh.
HMS Iron Duke is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the third ship to bear the name.
Six warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Marlborough after the Duke of Marlborough:
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Iron Duke after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, nicknamed the "Iron Duke". The name is also a pun, as the first ship so named was an ironclad.
Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Hero:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Benbow, after Admiral John Benbow:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince George:
HMS Wellington is a Grimsby-class sloop, formerly of the Royal Navy. During the Second World War, she served as a convoy escort ship in the North Atlantic. She is now moored alongside the Victoria Embankment, at Temple Pier, on the River Thames in London, England, as the headquarters ship of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, where she is known as HQSWellington. It was always the ambition of the founding members of the company to have a livery hall. Up to the outbreak of war in 1939, various proposals were examined, including the purchase of a sailing ship, Archibald Russell.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Windsor Castle, after Windsor Castle, an official residence of the British monarch:
Seven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Duke:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diadem, after the diadem, a type of crown:
Two ships of the Royal Navy and one shore establishment have been named HMS Wellesley after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
At least three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wellington:
A number of ships have been named Duke of York after numerous holders of the title of Duke of York :
The Duke of Wellington (1769–1852) was a British general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.