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Sunday 23 October 2016

British battleship St. Vincent executed her trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1910-1911 no. 3


An item referred to the German magazine Schiffbau reporting that the British battleship St. Vincent during the full power trial achieved a speed of 20,9 miles with 25.900 rhp and a coal consumption of 1,48 lbs coal/hour/hp. At the 3/5 power trial was with 17.200 hp the coal consumption 1,68 lbs.

Note
1. Of the St. Vincent-class consisting of the St. Vincent, Vanguard and Collingwood, preceded by the Bellerophon-class and succeeded by the Neptune-class. Laid down at the navy dockyard at Portsmouth, England on 30 December 1907, launched on 10 September 1908, commissioned on 3 May 1910, reserve and gunnery training ship at Portsmouth March-December 1919, sold to the Stanlee Shipbreaking&Salvage Company on 1 December 1921 and breaking up at Dover, England started in March 1922. Building costs 1.579.970-1.754.615 pound sterling.