HMS Wellington
HMS Wellington 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: J.P.Lon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Non-governmental organization
- Description: 1934 Grimsby-class sloop
- Also known as: “Honourable Company of Master Mariners” and “HQS Wellington”
- Address: Victoria Embankment, London, WC2R 2PN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London Eye.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
Photo: Khamtran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. London Eye is situated 3,100 feet southwest of HMS Wellington.
Somerset House
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Somerset House is a large neoclassical building complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. Somerset House is situated 1,200 feet west of HMS Wellington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple and Gabriel’s Wharf.
Temple
Quarter
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Gabriel’s Wharf
Locality
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial area on the south bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Lambeth, central London, England.
South Bank
Photo: Bloodholds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.
HMS Wellington
- Categories: sloop-of-war, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, building, office, and historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51061° or 51° 30′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.1123° or 0° 6′ 44″ westInception
1934Open location code
9C3XGV6Q+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 204064503OpenStreetMap feature
building=shipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
office=ngoWikidata ID
Q5634925
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“HMS Wellington” goes by many names.
- French: “HMS Wellington”
- Japanese: “ウェリントン (スループ)”
- Papiamento: “HMS Wellington”
- Persian: “اچاماس ولینگتون”
- Ukrainian: “HMS Wellington (U65)”
- Ukrainian: “HMS Wellington”
- “HMS Wellington”
- “HQS Wellington”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lady Henry Somerset Memorial and Statue of John Stuart Mill.
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Explore places such as William Thomas Stead and Temple Stairs Arch.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “HMS Wellington”. Photo: J.P.Lon, CC BY-SA 3.0.