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HMS Vernon Figurehead

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HMS Vernon Figurehead

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HMS Vernon Figurehead

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    Location: Portsmouth, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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    July 31, 2025

    HMS VERNON FIGUREHEAD
    This figurehead comes from the fourth HMS Vernon, a 50-gun frigate that served in home waters, America, and the East Indies between 1832 and 1848. She was then laid up in Chatham Dockyard until 1867, when she returned to use as a floating mooring. In 1872, she was given a new lease of life as a hulk moored in Fountain Lake, Portsmouth, where she served as a tender to HMS Excellent for torpedo training.
    On April 26, 1876, the hulk of the Vernon, along with those of the former 26-gun steam frigate Ariadne (which served as accommodation) and the lighter Florence Nightingale, was commissioned as HMS Vernon to house the Royal Navy's torpedo department in Portsmouth, independent of HMS Excellent.
    On 1 October 1923, HMS Vernon was put ashore in Portsmouth at what is now Gunwharf Quays.

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