HMS Duke of Wellington (1852)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Duke of Wellington.

HMS Duke of Wellington in drydock at Keyham, Devonport Dockyard, in England on 5 March 1854.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Duke of Wellington
Ordered1841
BuilderPembroke Royal Dockyard
Laid downMay 1849
Launched1852
Completed4 February 1853
FateBroken up at Charlton, 1904
General characteristics
Tonnage3,749 GRT
Displacement5,892 / 6071 tons
Length240 ft (73 m)
PropulsionSails and 780 hp steam powered screw propeller
Speed10.15 kt
Armament131 guns of various weights of shot
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