Career
Ordered:	1907
Laid down:	30 December 1907
Launched:	10 September 1908
Commissioned:	3 May 1910
Decommissioned:	March, 1921
Fate:	Sold for scrap, 1 December 1921
General characteristics
Class and type:	St. Vincent class battleship
Displacement:	19,488 tons
Length:	536 feet (163 m)
Beam:	84 ft (26 m)
Draught:	28 feet 11 inches (9 m)
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 (19 km/h) (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. Design The selection of a gun five feet longer than before necessitated a hull ten feet longer between X and Y turret to maintain clearance between the guns and the superstructure The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)

She was commissioned on 3 May 1910 as 2nd flagship of 1st Division Home Fleet at Portsmouth. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 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. Fleet Review Royal Navy redirects here This article is on reviews of the Royal Navy Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

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. The British 1st Battle Squadron was a squadron consisting of Battleships The 1st Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdom 's territorial waters 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. fix various bugs per WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> The four German König class battleships were built on the eve of World War I and were the most powerful

In June 1916, she was transferred to the 4th Battle Squadron. The British 4th Battle Squadron was a squadron consisting of Battleships The 4th Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. 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