HMS Prince Consort (1862) HMS Prince Consort (1862) HMS "Prince Consort" was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy. Laid down as HMS "Triumph", at HM Royal Dockyard, Pembroke as a 91-gun screw second-rate line-of-battle ship, she was renamed HMS "Prince Consort" on 14 February 1862 following the death of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the Prince Consort of Her Royal Highness Queen Victoria. Her first posting after commissioning was to Liverpool; on her passage there, in an Irish Sea gale, it was found that she did not have enough scuppers fitted to discharge seawater coming aboard, and almost
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Joan Armatrading album) and "Joan Armatrading". AllMusic's Thom Jurek observed that: "Armatrading's guitar playing has never been more agile or visceral", adding that she is "a virtuoso". He went on to describe the songs on the album as "anthemic", "soulful", "stinging" and "electrifying", drawing attention to Armatrading's "emotional depth and unique vocal phrasing", concluding that "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" is "the most electrifying live album in Armatrading's long career". Allan Wilkinson of "Northern Sky Magazine" noted that "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" has "a stellar cast of musicians" and is "testament to the continued life and work of the UK's