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HMS St Vincent (1815)
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| Name | St Vincent | Explanation | |
| Type | 1st rate | ||
| Launched | 11 March 1815 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | |||
| Displacement | 4672 tons | ||
| Guns | 120 | ||
| Fate | 1906 | ||
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| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1841 h.s. 1862 t.s. | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1 May 1830 | Commanded by Captain Hyde Parker, flagship of Thomas Foley, Portsmouth | ||
| 1831 - 1834 | Commanded by Captain Humphry Fleming Senhouse as flag-captain to Sir Henry Hotham | ||
| (January 1840) | Out of commission at Portsmouth | ||
| 1 October 1841 - 1842 | Commanded by Captain Henry John Codrington, flagship of Admiral Edward Codrington (his father), Portsmouth | ||
| 31 December 1842 - September 1845 | Commanded by Captain Richard Freeman Rowley, flagship of Admiral Charles Rowley (his father), Portsmouth (and 1844 experimental squadron) | ||
| 23 October 1844 | Commanded by Captain Earl of Hardwicke (and 1844 experimental squadron and 1845 experimental squadron) | ||
| 7 November 1845 - 1846 | Commanded by Captain Richard Grant, flagship of Charles Ogle, Portsmouth | ||
| 14 May 1846 - 7 October 1846 | Commanded by Acting Captain John Shepherd, flagship of Commodore Francis Augustus Collier, Channel squadron | ||
| 17 October 1846 - 8 December 1847 | Commanded by Captain Alexander Milne, flagship of Admiral Charles Ogle, Portsmouth | ||
| 16 November 1847 | Commanded by Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres, flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Napier, Western squadron | ||
| 28 April 1854 | Commanded by Captain George Augustus Eliott, flagship of Rear-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin, guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth | ||
| 3 June 1854 - September 1854 | Commanded by Captain George Mansel, transporting French troops to the Baltic during the Russian war (until Mansel died) | ||
| 30 July 1857 - 2 March 1858 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain Harry Eyres, depot ship of the ordinary, Portsmouth. | ||
| 30 June 1858 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Captain Harry Eyres, depot ship of the ordinary, Portsmouth. | ||
| 1 April 1859 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Wilson, reserve depot ship, Portsmouth | ||
| 26 April 1866 - 25 April 1869 | Commanded by Commander Richard Carter, training ship, Portsmouth | ||
| 17 August 1878 | Commanded by Commander John Hext, training ship for boys, Portsmouth | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 8 December 1849 | Portsmouth, Dec. 6. In Port and Fitting In the Harbour. - The Victory and Illustrious flag-ships, the Excellent gunnery ship; the Blenheim steam-guard-ship; the Eurydice, stripping to pay off; the Contest, fitting out; the Rolla apprentices' brig, laying up for the winter; the Fairy and Elfin, and Portsmouth yachts; the Flamer packet from Holyhead, and the Echo tug.In Dock. - The Britannia, 120; the Dauntless, 24; the Fantome, 16; the Lily, 16; the Fox, 42; the Devastation, and the Birkenhead steam frigates. In the Basin. - The Princess Charlotte, 104; the Actaeon, 26; and the Sprightly and the Bee steam-vessels. In the Steam Basin, - The Ajax, 60; the Penelope, 22; the Sidon, 26; the Victoria and Albert royal yacht; the Urgent , the Pike, the Asp, and the Blazer. Building. - The Royal Frederick, 120;[subsequently cancelled later and completed as Frederick William] the Prince of Wales, 120; the Princess Royal, 90; the Argus, and the Furious steam sloops. | ||
| Sa 9 March 1850 | Portsmouth, Friday. In Port and Fitting In Harbour. - The Victory, Illustrious, Blenheim, Excellent, Rolla, Fairy, Fanny, and Echo.In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Fantome, and Penelope. In the Basin. - The Lily. In the Steam-Basin. - The Blazer, Birkenhead, Pike, Asp, Flamer, Comet, Elfin, Victoria and Albert, Hecate, and Termagant. | ||
| Sa 20 April 1850 | In Harbour. - The Victory, Excellent, Illustrious, Blenheim, Fanny, and Portsmouth tenders, the Echo tug, and the Locust steam-vessel. In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Penelope, Rapid, and Electra. In the Basin. - The Niger, Devastation, Fantome, Griffon, and Fairy. In the Steam Basin. - Termagant, Hecate, Victoria and Albert, Bulldog, Blazer, Flamer, Pike, Asp, and Elfin. | ||
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