HMS St Vincent (1815)

HMS St Vincent in Portsmouth Harbour by Charles Dixon
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS St Vincent
Ordered15 January 1806
BuilderPlymouth-Dock Dockyard
Laid downMay 1810
Launched11 March 1815
FateSold, 1906
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeNelson-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2,601 bm
Length205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam53 ft 8.75 in (16.3767 m)
Depth of hold24 ft (7.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 120 guns:
  • Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdr carronades

HMS St Vincent was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1810 at Devonport Dockyard and launched on 11 March 1815.[1] She saw service at sea in the mid 19th century before becoming a training ship in Portsmouth Harbour until she was decommissioned in 1906.

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p187.

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