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
Class & 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. She saw service at sea in the mid 19th century before becoming a training ship in Portsmouth Harbour until she was decommissioned in 1906.

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