▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁ 1 8 1 8 — ▁HMS ▁T ala vera ; ▁third - rate ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁▁▁ 1 8 2 0 — ▁HMS ▁Be agle ; ▁ship ▁used ▁on ▁natural ist ▁Charles ▁Dar win ' s ▁famous ▁voyage . ▁ 1 8 4 6 — ▁HMS ▁Niger , ▁ship ▁used ▁for ▁tri als ▁to ▁prove ▁the ▁superior ity ▁of ▁sc rew ▁prop ulsion . ▁ 1 8 5 2 — ▁HMS ▁Ag am em non , ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁batt les hip ▁to ▁be ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁from ▁the ▁ke el ▁up ▁with ▁installed ▁steam ▁power . ▁ 1 8 5 4 — ▁HMS ▁Royal ▁Albert , ▁sc rew ▁ste amer ▁with ▁ 1 3 1 ▁guns . ▁ 1 8 6 8 — ▁HMS ▁Rep ulse , ▁the ▁last ▁wooden ▁batt les hip ▁constructed ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁▁ 1 8 6 8 — ▁H M ▁Flo ating ▁D ry ▁D ock ▁ 8 , 2 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁[ Con struct ed ▁of ▁iron ▁for ▁H M ▁D ock yard ▁B erm uda ] ▁ ▁Administration ▁of ▁the ▁dock yard ▁From ▁ 1 6 3 0 ▁until ▁ 1 6 8 8 ▁the ▁Master ▁Sh ip w right ▁was ▁the ▁key ▁official ▁at ▁the ▁dock yard ▁until ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁resident ▁commission ers ▁by ▁the ▁Navy ▁Board ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁resident ▁commission er . ▁The ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁at ▁W ool wich ▁D ock yard ▁held