Welcome to HMS Wellington
A Unique piece of Royal Navy History In The Heart of London.
HMS WELLINGTON is owned and operated by The Wellington Trust, Registered Charity number 1109066. The Wellington Trust Patron is Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal.
The main charitable objects of the Wellington Trust are Education and Conservation. She is one of only 16 major RN historic ships that survive and is listed on the Historic Ships Register.
There are three main areas of activity onboard HMS WELLINGTON:
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Events, Conferences, Weddings & Office Space
It’s All on the HMS Wellington
Our venue hire enterprise provides vital self-sustaining revenue to fund our charitable objects. As a former livery hall, the spaces onboard were modified to provide a completely unique and charming set of spaces to hold a variety of events – from intimate meetings and lunches, to hiring the entire ship for a special, private, and exclusive event.
Full details of our event spaces onboard can be found on our venue hire page.
Hiring HMS WELLINGTON is a great way to have both a fantastic and memorable event, as well as directlycontributing to maintaining and preserving this national historic maritime treasure.
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Education & Learning
As an island nation, all things maritime are important to us. 95% of our trade travels by sea. HMS WELLINGTON is a testament to this and the enduring nature of the relationship between the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy as lived through the Battle of the Atlantic, in which over 100,000 lives were lost.
The ambition of the Wellington Trust is for HMS WELLINGTON to become a memorial ship to those men and women who fell victim to torpedo attacks and the Battle of the Atlantic.
We are planning to open to the public next year so we can fulfil this ambition and expand the general access to the ship in 2025. The Wellington story is an important one to tell.
With our education activities, we have an education programme tied to the national curriculum. We are currently reviewing our education activities, which we plan to restart in 2025.
For more information on these activities onboard, please visit our
Education and Learning page.
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Conservation
WELLINGTON’s conservation is vital. She is:
- The only dedicated surviving Battle of the Atlantic convoy escort, and credited with 103 convoys.
- The only surviving Grimsby Class Sloop.
- The only surviving ship built at Devonport Dockyard,
Plymouth.
One of only 16 major RN historic ships that survive today.
As an historic ship afloat, WELLINGTON requires constant maintenance, inspection and schedule of works to ensure she is
both preserved and safe for all that come onboard. We fund this work through a combination of venue hire revenue, qualifying grants, and fundraising and donations.
You can support HMS WELLINGTON today by making a donation, visiting or considering her as an event venue.