converted to steam. Vanguard's last commission was as Coast Guard at Kingston from 18 February 1861 to March 1862, commanded by Commanded by Captain Edmund Heathcote. Vanguard was renamed Ajax in 1867, to allow her former name to be given to an ironclad battleship then being laid down in the ways. Ajax (ex-Vanguard) was broken up in 1875. Notes References Brown, David K. Before the Ironclad, Development of Ship Design, Propulsion and Armament in the Royal Navy, 1815-60, published Conway Maritime Press, 1990. Fincham, John A History of Naval Architecture, pub Whittaker, 1851, reprint Scolar Press, 1979. Lambert, Andrew The Last Sailing Battlefleet, Maintaining Naval Mastery 1815-1850, published Conway Maritime Press, 1991. Lambert, Andrew Battleships in Transition, the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860, published Conway Maritime Press, 1984. Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. . External links Online biography of Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker (1802-1876) Online history of HMS Vanguard (1835) Maritime History and Naval Heritage Web Site Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Victorian-era ships of the line of the United Kingdom Vanguard-class ships of the line Ships built in Pembroke Dock 1835 ships