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 ...

Royal Navy warships and helicopters have shadowed five Russian vessels through UK waters in the space of a week.

An extremely busy period for a Royal Navy frigate has come to an end.HMS Iron Duke, originally based in Portsmouth but now in Plymouth, has spent the past 12 months conducting various assignments ...

Royal Navy warships and helicopters have shadowed five Russian vessels in UK waters in one week. Plymouth-based frigate HMS ...

HMS Iron Duke will be sailing into Portsmouth Harbour today. Pictured is King Charles III and Queen Camilla leaving HMS IRON DUKE on September 22, 2023. Picture: LPhot Gareth Smith/Royal Navy.

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.

Russian ships Frigate Admiral Golovko, tanker Vyazma, and intelligence ship Yantar were traced heading westwards through the English Channel by frigate HMS Iron Duke, Merlin HM2 helicopters and ...

The move of the HMS Iron Duke to Plymouth now means that all of the UK's frigates are based in Devonport. Thats according to Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, who has welcomed ...

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.