HMS Wellington (1816)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hero and HMS Wellington.
HMS Wellington was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 September 1816 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Hero |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down | July 1813 |
Launched | 21 September 1816 |
Renamed | HMS Wellington, 4 December 1816 |
Fate | Sold, 1908 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1756 bm |
Length | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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The ship had originally been named HMS Hero, but was renamed Wellington on 4 December 1816. She became a training ship in 1862, and Wellington was eventually sold out of the Navy in 1908.[1]
In 1826, HMS Wellington introduced mosquitos to the Hawaiian Islands. These mosquitoes were introduced to a stream on Maui when sailors seeking fresh water rinsed out their water barrels in the stream. Prior to this, no mosquitoes lived in Hawaii.[2]