HMS Britannia (1820)
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HMS Britannia was a 120 gun first rate of the Royal Navy which was laid down in 1813 and launched on October 20, 1820.
Commissioned in 1823, she saw service in the Mediterranean from 1830-1 and in 1841. She was decommissioned in 1843, before returning to service for the Crimean War, serving as flagship of the British fleet in the Mediterranean and Black Sea from 1851-2.
She became a hospital ship at Portsmouth in 1855, then a cadet training ship in 1859. Moved to Portland in 1862, then Dartmouth in 1863.
She was finally sold for scrapping in 1869. Her place at Dartmouth was taken by HMS Prince of Wales, which was renamed Britannia for the role.
Generations of naval officers got their first taste of the navy aboard the two Britannias. Alunni included John Fisher, John Jellicoe, Roger Keyes, William Boyle, Augustus Agar and King George V.
[edit] See also:
- Captain J.M. Langtry HMS Britannia's commander from September 23, 1841 till December 24, 1841
- See HMS Britannia for other ships with the same name.
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