HMS Iron Duke
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Three ships of the British Royal Navy
have been named HMS Iron Duke after the Duke of Wellington
, nicknamed the "Iron Duke". The name is also a pun, as the first ship so named was an ironclad.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Iron Duke after the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
, nicknamed the "Iron Duke". The name is also a pun, as the first ship so named was an ironclad.
- HMS Iron Duke (1870)HMS Iron Duke (1870)The first HMS Iron Duke was an iron Audacious-class central battery ironclad.She was originally to have been called HMS Duke but she was nicknamed Iron Duke during construction as she was armoured unlike many other vessels under construction. The phrase was already in circulation as it was a...
was a battleship launched in 1870, paid off in 1893 and sold 1906 for scrap - HMS Iron Duke (1912)HMS Iron Duke (1912)HMS Iron Duke was a battleship of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland...
was the name-ship of a class of battleships, launched in 1912 and sold in 1946 as a coal hull (and scrapped), she is most famous for being the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland - HMS Iron Duke (F234)HMS Iron Duke (F234)HMS Iron Duke is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the third ship to bear the name. Iron Duke was launched on 2 March 1991 by Lady Jane King in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington. Her affiliated town is Kingston upon Hull, and she is named after Arthur Wellesley, the first...
is a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991
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- HMS Duke of WellingtonHMS Duke of WellingtonHMS 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...
, a 131 gun first-rate ship of the line also named after the first Duke of Wellington