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|Ship class=[[Conqueror class ship of the line|''Conqueror'' class ship of the line]]
|Ship tons burthen=3,245 tons (2,944 t)
|Ship length=240 ft (73 m)
|Ship beam=55 ft (17 m)
|Ship draught=21 ft (6.4 m)
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|Ship propulsion=Screw propellors<br>
|Ship complement=930
|Ship armament=101 guns
|Ship notes=Displaced 5,461 tons (4,954 t)
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Upon commissioning she sailed to [[Liverpool]] to recruit a crew. She then joined the [[Channel Fleet|Channel Squadron]], where she took part in a number of [[Fleet Review|fleet review]]s. In November 1861 she was one of a number of ships transporting troops to [[Mexico]], and in February 1862 she assisted the recovery of equipment and stores from the wreck of her sister [[HMS Conqueror (1855)|HMS ''Conqueror'']]. On [[28 October]] [[1859]] [[William Hall]] was awarded his [[Victoria Cross]] aboard the ''Donegal'' whilst she was anchored in [[Cobh|Queenstown]].
She spent several years as a coastguard vessel at Liverpool. She took the last surrender of the [[American Civil War]] on [[6 November]] [[1865]] when the [[CSS Shenandoah|CSS ''Shenandoah'']] surrendered after travelling 9,000 miles (14,500 km) to do so. The ''Shenandoah'' had originally been in the [[Pacific Ocean]] when news reached her of the end of the Civil War, necessitating such a long voyage.<ref>[http://www.americancivilwar.org.uk/news_css-alabama-crew-of-the-british-isles_32.htm The confederate surrender]</ref> On her next assignment she carried Vice-Admiral [[Henry Kellett|Sir Henry Kellett]] and a replacement crew to relieve [[HMS Ocean (1862)|HMS ''Ocean'']], then on the [[China Station]] under Vice-Admiral [[Henry Keppel]]. She was then commanded by [[William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|Captain William Hewett]], seconded by [[Jackie Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher|John Fisher]]. In [[1870]] she became a tender to [[HMS Duke of Wellington|HMS ''Duke of Wellington'']], which was then a [[receiving ship]] in [[Portsmouth]]. ''Donegal'' was [[paid off]] on [[30 September]] [[1870]].
On [[14 January]] [[1886]], ''Donegal'' was [[hulk (ship)|hulk]]ed and merged into the [[HMS Vernon (shore establishment)|Torpedo School]] at Portsmouth, and her name was changed to ''Vernon''. Between 1888 and 1892 she was commanded by Captain [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson]]. On [[23 April]] [[1895]] she was moved to Portchester Creek, along with the rest of the hulks making up the school.
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