HMS Iron Duke (1870)
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The first HMS Iron Duke was an iron Audacious-class central battery ironclad. She was originally to have been called HMS Duke but she was nicknamed Iron Duke during construction as she was armoured unlike many other vessels under construction. The phrase was already in circulation as it was a nickname given to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The name was adopted when she was launched at Pembroke shipyard.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The first HMS Iron Duke was an iron Audacious-class central battery ironclad. She was originally to have been called HMS Duke but she was nicknamed Iron Duke during construction as she was armoured unlike many other vessels under construction. The phrase was already in circulation as it was a nickname given to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The name was adopted when she was launched at Pembroke shipyard.