). ▁ ▁F ate ▁The ▁personnel ▁station ed ▁on ▁her ▁eventually ▁moved ▁into ▁R N ▁Bar ra cks ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁finally ▁sold ▁to ▁be ▁broken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁Sh ip ' s ▁tim bers ▁discovered ▁on ▁the ▁Th ames ▁for esh ore ▁at ▁Char l ton ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁being ▁from ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington . ▁ ▁Sister ▁ships ▁Of ▁her ▁three ▁sister s , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁received ▁more ▁powerful ▁mach in ery ▁spe cially ▁designed ▁for ▁them : ▁HMS ▁Mar l borough ▁was ▁completed ▁to ▁a ▁modified ▁design ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 – 6 4 ; ▁there after ▁she ▁too ▁was ▁a ▁receiving ▁ship ▁at ▁Port sm outh , ▁renamed ▁Vern on ▁II , ▁surv iving ▁until ▁broken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁HMS ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁was ▁completed ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁design ▁as ▁Mar l borough ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁but ▁saw ▁no ▁sea ▁service ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁she ▁was ▁renamed ▁Britann ia ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁station ary ▁training ▁ship ▁for ▁officer ▁cad ets ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁D art . ▁HMS ▁Royal ▁S over eign ▁was ▁completed ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁design ▁as ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington ▁but ▁was ▁cut ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁deck ▁and ▁converted ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 - 4 ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁British