HMS Iron Duke was the second battleship named after the Duke of Wellington. The first, scrapped in 1906, had the distinction of ramming and sinking HMS Vanguard, another Royal Navy battleship.

Iron Duke Back in Action After Major Refit. Posted: April 1, 2025 | Last updated: June 16, 2025. After four years away for an extensive refit and upgrades, HMS Iron Duke returns to Portsmouth to a ...

Navy warship HMS Iron Duke and its 180-strong crew have docked in Portsmouth after a six-month patrol of the South Atlantic, making it home just in time for Christmas. Hundreds of friends and ...

The cost to refit and maintain the ageing class is also a factor, with HMS Iron Duke’s 2023 refit costing more than £100m ...

Along with the U.S. Coast Guard and another British vessel, the HMS Iron Duke intercepted the boat on Sept. 15 and spent the next 24 hours searching for contraband.

The Portsmouth-based type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke has returned to the sea for months of trials following a major upgrade. The ship is the first Royal Navy vessel to be fitted with Artisan, which ...

THE Duke of Wellington was given a tour of HMS Iron Duke after its recent deployment to northern Europe. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the ...

The Portsmouth-based type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke has returned to the sea for months of trials following a major upgrade. The ship is the first Royal Navy vessel to be fitted with Artisan, ...

This is the HMS Iron Duke that I photographed and then edited with a monochrome black and white - then added noise to bring out the clouds. Comments. 1. At 6:30pm on 07 Sep 2009, Taylor wrote: ...

HMS Iron Duke was the second battleship named after the Duke of Wellington. The first, scrapped in 1906, had the distinction of ramming and sinking HMS Vanguard, another Royal Navy battleship.

Navy warship HMS Iron Duke and its 180-strong crew have docked in Portsmouth after a six-month patrol of the South Atlantic, making it home just in time for Christmas.