▁Navy , ▁twice ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁Nelson ' s ▁Vict ory ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁far ▁bigger ▁broad side . ▁She ▁was ▁ 2 4 0   fe et ▁( 7 3 . 1   m ) ▁long , ▁disp la ced ▁ 5 , 8 9 2   tons , ▁and ▁carried ▁ 1 3 1 ▁can non , ▁we igh ing ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 8 2   tons ▁and ▁mainly ▁firing ▁ 3 2   lb ▁balls . ▁ ▁After ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁Channel ▁Fle et , ▁she ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁that ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Nap ier ▁was ▁to ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁on ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Russia ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ). ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington ▁served ▁as ▁his ▁flags hip ▁throughout ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Nap ier ’ s ▁successor ▁in ▁the ▁command , ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁Richard ▁Sau nd ers ▁D und as , ▁being ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁S ve ab org . ▁ ▁Under ▁tri als ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁ 1 0 . 1 5   k not s ▁under ▁steam , ▁and ▁she ▁proved ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁sail ing ▁ship , ▁but ▁the ▁second -