An item referred to the German magazine Schiffbau dealing with the trials of the British warships completed in 1909. The HMS Vanguard (1) fitted out with Babcock&Wilcox boilers had during her 30 hours trial with a speed of 13,5 miles and a horsepower of 5.200 hp a coal consumption of 2,85 lbs per hour/hp, 30 hours trial with a speed of 19,5 miles, 17.600 hp a coal consumption of 1,73 lbs per hour/hp and during the 8 hours trial with a speed of 21 miles and 25.800 hp and a coal consumption of 1,63 lbs per hour/hp.
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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 by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness on 2 April 1908, launched on 22 February 1909, commissioned on 1 March 1910 and sunk due an internal explosion in the north part of Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 9 July 1927.
