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.
HMS Duke of Wellington in drydock at Keyham, Devonport Dockyard, in England on 5 March 1854.
An 1852 print from the Illustrated London News of HMS Windsor Castle on the slipway on the day of her launch that year. The ship later was renamed HMS Duke of Wellington.
HMS Duke of Wellington in 1853, running under steam and sail - smoke may be seen issuing from her central funnel.
HMS Duke of Wellington firing a gun salute in Portsmouth Harbour during her time as flagship there.
Messrs Robert Napier and Sons was a famous firm of Clyde shipbuilders and marine engineers at Govan, Glasgow founded by Robert Napier in 1826. It was moved to Govan for more space in 1841. His sons James and John were taken into partnership in 1853.
Early side-lever engine designed by Napier, from PS Leven (1823), on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Dumbarton
HMS Duke of Wellington 1852, the Navy's largest warship (her Napier engines were transferred from the frigate Simoon) firing a gun salute in Portsmouth Harbour during her time as flagship there.
HMS Black Prince in the 1880s
SS Aberdeen
