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HMS Duke of Wellington (1852) (Ex-Windsor Castle) |
Type: |
1st Rate 131 Gun Ship of the Line |
Class: |
Duke of Wellington |
Builder: |
Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke, Wales |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
May 1849 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
September 14, 1852 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sold April 12, 1904 and scrapped. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
240' 6" |
Engines: |
1 steam engine by Robert Napier |
Beam: |
60' |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
N/A |
Shafts: |
1 |
Displacement: |
6,071 |
HP: |
780 |
Speed: |
10 knots |
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Crew: |
N/A |
Range: |
N/A |
Armament as built
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement
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Maximum Range / Ceiling
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16 |
8" |
single mounts |
N/A |
1 |
68 pounder |
single mounts |
N/A |
114 |
32 pounders |
single mounts |
N/A |
Notes |
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Oct. 1, 1852: |
Renamed in honour of the Duke of Wellington, who died on the day she was launched. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page created Mar. 8, 2008 |