HMS Iron Duke

HMS Iron Duke

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.

* HMS "Iron Duke" (1870) was a battleship launched in 1870, paid off in 1893 and sold 1906
* HMS "Iron Duke" (1912) was the name-ship of a class of battleships, launched in 1912 and sold in 1946, she is most famous for being the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland
* HMS "Iron Duke" (F234) is a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991

See also:

* HMS "Duke of Wellington", a 131 gun first-rate ship of the line also named after the first Duke of Wellington


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