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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | 1907 |
| Laid down: | 30 December 1907 |
| Launched: | 10 September 1908 |
| Commissioned: | 3 May 1910 |
| Decommissioned: | March, 1921 |
| Status: | Sold for scrap, 1 December 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 19,488 tons |
| Length: | 536 ft |
| Beam: | 84 ft |
| Draught: | 28 ft 11 in |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft Parsons turbines; 24,500 shp (18270 kW) |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,690 nautical miles (8,690 km) at 10 knots (coal only) |
| Complement: | 756 |
| Armament: | 10 × 12 in 50cal MK XI (5 × 2), 20 × 4 in (20 × 1), 4 × 3 pounder (4 × 1), 3 × 18 in torpedo tubes |
HMS St. Vincent was the lead ship of the St. Vincent class battleships of the British Royal Navy. She was commissioned on 3 May 1910 as 2nd flagship of 1st Division Home Fleet at Portsmouth. She was commanded by Capt. Douglas R. L. Nicholson and was flagship of Rear-Admiral Richard H. Peirse, M.V.O., Home Fleet, at the Coronation Spithead Review of 24 June 1911. In April 1914, she became flagship of the Second-in-Command, 1st Battle Squadron Home Fleet, which she remained until November 1915, when she became a private ship. She was in the 5th Division of the battlefleet at the Battle of Jutland, 20th in the line of battle, and engaged a German battleship believed to have been of the König class. In June 1916, she was transferred to 4th Battle Squadron. In March 1919, she was reduced to reserve and became a gunnery training ship, which she remained until placed on the Disposal list in March 1921. She was sold for scrap in 1921.
References
Dittmar F.J & Colledge J. J. "British Warships 1914-1919", Ian Allen, London 1972. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
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| St. Vincent · Collingwood · Vanguard |
| Preceded by:Bellerophon class · Followed by:Neptune class List of battleships of the Royal Navy |
