HMS St Vincent (1908)

St Vincent at the Coronation Review, Spithead, 24 June 1911
History
United Kingdom
NameSt Vincent
NamesakeAdmiral of the Fleet John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent
Ordered26 October 1907
BuilderHM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Laid down30 December 1907
Launched10 September 1908
CompletedMay 1909
Commissioned3 May 1910
DecommissionedMarch 1921
IdentificationPennant number: 16 (1914); 7A (Jan 18);[1] 85 (Apr 18); 24 (Nov 19); N.51 (Jan 22)[2]
FateSold for scrap, 1 December 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeSt Vincent-class dreadnought battleship
Displacement19,700 long tons (20,000 t) (normal)
Length536 ft (163.4 m) (o/a)
Beam84 ft (25.6 m)
Draught28 ft (8.5 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4 × shafts; 2 × steam turbine sets
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range6,900 nmi (12,800 km; 7,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement756–835
Armament
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.

  1. ^ Colledge, J J (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 34.
  2. ^ Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940". Warship International. 61 (2): 134–66.