Albatros's 1/1250 scale, metal, waterline model of HMS Iron Duke, a Type 23 frigate. The model is based on a new casting.
HMS Iron Duke is a Type 23 Duke class frigate of the Royal Navy, the third ship to bear the name, was launched on 2 March 1991 in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, and is named after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington (the "Iron Duke"). She was the fifth Duke-class to be launched, at a cost of £140 million, and is affiliated to Kingston upon Hull,
The motto of Iron Duke is Virtutis Fortuna Comes (latin: "Fortune is the companion of valour") – inherited from the 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot. Info courtesy of Wikipedia.