HMS St Vincent (1908)

St Vincent at the Coronation Review, Spithead, 24 June 1911
History
United Kingdom
Name	St Vincent
Namesake	Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent
Ordered	26 October 1907
Builder	HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Laid down	30 December 1907
Launched	10 September 1908
Completed	May 1909
Commissioned	3 May 1910
Decommissioned	March 1921
Identification	Pennant number: 16 (1914); 7A (Jan 18);[1] 85 (Apr 18); 24 (Nov 19); N.51 (Jan 22)[2]
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1 December 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	St Vincent-class dreadnought battleship
Displacement	19,700 long tons (20,000 t) (normal)
Length	536 ft (163.4 m) (o/a)
Beam	84 ft (25.6 m)
Draught	28 ft (8.5 m)
Installed power	18 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 24,500 shp (18,300 kW)
Propulsion	4 × shafts; 2 × steam turbine sets
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	6,900 nmi (12,800 km; 7,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	756–835
Armament	5 × twin 12-inch (305 mm) guns 20 × single 4-inch (102 mm) guns 3 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 8–10 inches (203–254 mm) Deck: 0.75–3 inches (19–76 mm) Turrets: 11 inches (279 mm) Barbettes: 9 or 10 inches (229 or 254 mm)

HMS St Vincent was the lead ship of her class of three dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. After commissioning in 1910, she spent her whole career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, often serving as a flagship. Aside from participating in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, during which she damaged a German battlecruiser, and the inconclusive action of 19 August several months later, her service during World War I generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. The ship was deemed obsolete after the war and was reduced to reserve and used as a training ship. St Vincent was sold for scrap in 1921 and broken up the following year.