HQS Wellington
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Wellington.
HMS Wellington (launched Devonport, 1934) is a Grimsby-class sloop, formerly of the Royal Navy. During the Second World War, she served as a convoy escort ship in the North Atlantic. She is now moored alongside the Victoria Embankment, at Temple Pier, on the River Thames in London, England. From 1948 to 2023 she was the headquarters ship of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, known as HQS Wellington.
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Wellington moored in London on the Thames. | |
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Name | HMS Wellington |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
Launched | 29 May 1934 |
Out of service | 1947 |
Identification | Pennant number: U65 |
Fate | Sold as headquarters ship |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Wellington |
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Status | Headquarters ship on River Thames |
General characteristics (World War II) | |
Displacement |
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Length | 266 ft 3 in (81.15 m) o/a |
Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
Draught | RN ships : 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) – 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
Complement | 100 |
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