redfrog_99, Author at The Wellington Trust

Posted: 14 February 2024 9:41 am

Former Director General of the National Museum of the Royal Navy joins the Board of Trustees of the Wellington Trust

The Wellington Trust is pleased to announce that Professor Dominic Tweddle FSA FSA Scot has been appointed as a Trustee to the Board of The Wellington Trust. The Trust owns and maintains the former HMS WELLINGTON, based on the River Thames at Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, London WC2. Professor Tweddle has recently retired as Founder […]

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ABOUT HMS/WELLINGTON

HMS WELLINGTON began her successful career in the 1930s. Laid down in September 1933 at Devonport Dockyard, launched in May 1934, she entered service in January 1935. Her purpose was as an Imperial Patrol Sloop destined for the New Zealand Station. She was a Grimsby Class Sloop and displaced 990 tons with a cruising speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 16 knots.

Former Director General of the National Museum of the Royal Navy joins the Board of Trustees of the Wellington Trust

Former Director General of the National Museum of the Royal Navy joins the Board of Trustees of the Wellington Trust

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