HMS Wellington (U65)

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Wellington moored in London on the Thames.
History
United Kingdom
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
Owner	1947-2005 Honourable Company of Master Mariners from 2005 The Wellington Trust
Status	Headquarters ship on River Thames
General characteristics (World War II)
Displacement	990 long tons (1,006 t) standard 1,480–1,510 long tons (1,504–1,534 t)
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	Parsons geared steam turbines 2 Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers 2 shafts 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
Speed	16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement	100
Armament	2 × 4.7 in (120 mm) Mark IX guns 1 × QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun 4 × 3-pounder guns 15-90 Depth charges

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. In 2024, she returned to her prefix of HMS Wellington.^[1]