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==Jutland==
==Jutland==
:[[H.M.S. St. Vincent at the Battle of Jutland|<small>Main article</small>]]
:[[H.M.S. St. Vincent at the Battle of Jutland|<small>Main article</small>]]
''St. Vincent'' was commanded by [[William Wordsworth Fisher|William W. Fisher]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], and operating with the [[Grand Fleet]]'s [[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]].  She reported firing 96 seemingly accurate shells by director without suffering damage.


==Alterations==
==Alterations==
In 1913, ''St. Vincent'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director for her main battery.  It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref>
In 1913, ''St. Vincent'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director for her main battery.  It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref>


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{{CAPTAINS}}
*{{CaptRN}} [[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|Douglas R. L. Nicholson]], 31 March, 1910.<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 457.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|The Honourable Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court]], ?.
*Captain [[William Wordsworth Fisher|William W. Fisher]], 10 December, 1912 through Jutland.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 379.</ref>
*Captain [[Edward Reeves]], 10 May, 1917.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1917).  p. 397''s''.</ref>
*Captain [[Gerald William Vivian|Gerald W. Vivian]], 31 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 February, 1919.  Issue '''42014''', col F, pg. 16.</ref>
*Captain [[Frederick Armand Powlett|Frederick A. Powlett]], 18 March, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 17 March, 1919.  Issue '''42050''', col F, pg. 21.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 20:48, 10 July 2012

H.M.S. St. Vincent
Career Details
Pendant Number: 85 (April, 1918)[1]
Built By: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard
Laid Down: 30 December, 1907
Launched: 10 September, 1908
Commissioned: 3 May, 1910
Sold: 1 December, 1921
Fate: Scrapped

Career

On the evening of 19 June, 1910 St. Vincent was undertaking firing practice three miles off Portland. For an unknown reason, three rounds were fired which were heard to pass over Lulworth Cove and the village of West Lulworth.

As of 2 August, 1912, her captain was Captain the Honourable H.E.H A'Court.

Jutland

Main article

St. Vincent was commanded by William W. Fisher at the Battle of Jutland, and operating with the Grand Fleet's First Battle Squadron. She reported firing 96 seemingly accurate shells by director without suffering damage.

Alterations

In 1913, St. Vincent was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director for her main battery. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.[2]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
  3. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
  4. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 379.
  5. ↑ Navy List (October, 1917). p. 397s.
  6. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 February, 1919. Issue 42014, col F, pg. 16.
  7. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 March, 1919. Issue 42050, col F, pg. 21.

Bibliography

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