HMS Conway (school ship)
53°12′14″N 4°13′01″W / 53.204°N 4.217°W
HMS Conway (ex-HMS Nile) at Rock Ferry | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Conway |
| Fate | Wrecked 1953 |
| General characteristics 1875 – 1953 (ex-HMS Nile) | |
| Class & type | Rodney-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2598 bm |
| Length | 205 ft 6 in (62.64 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 54 ft 5 in (16.59 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| General characteristics 1953–1974 | |
| Class & type | "Stone frigate" at Plas Newydd |
HMS Conway was a naval training school or "school ship", founded in 1859 and housed for most of her life aboard a 19th-century wooden ship of the line. The ship was originally stationed on the Mersey near Liverpool, then moved to the Menai Strait during World War II. While being towed back to Birkenhead for a refit in 1953, she ran aground and was wrecked, and later burned. The school moved to purpose-built premises on Anglesey where it continued for another twenty years.