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HMS St Vincent (1908)
HMS ''St Vincent'' was the lead ship of St Vincent-class battleship, her class of three dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. After Ship commissioning, commissioning in 1910, she spent her whole career assigned to the Home Fleet, Home and Grand Fleets, often serving as a flagship. Aside from participating in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, during which she damaged a German battlecruiser, and the inconclusive Action of 19 August 1916, action of 19 August several months later, her service during World War I generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. The ship was deemed obsolete after the war and was reduced to Reserve fleet, reserve and used as a training ship. ''St Vincent'' was sold for ship breaking, scrap in 1921 and broken up the following year. Design and description The design of the ''St Vincent'' class was derived from that of the previous , with more powerful guns and slight increases in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spithead
Spithead is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the Isle of Wight lying to the south-west. Spithead and the channel to the north is the main approach for shipping to Portsmouth Harbour and onwards to Southampton. Spithead itself is an important naval Anchorage (maritime), anchorage. Historically, Spithead was used for assembling Royal Navy ships, including as a formation area for squadrons or fleets at anchor, as well as for the resupply of ships. Geography It receives its name from the Spit (landform), Spit, a Shoal, sandbank stretching south from the Hampshire shore for . Spithead is long by about in average breadth. Horse and Dean Sand lie to the NE side and Ryde Sand and No Man's Land to the South side. As of 2004, the main channel was reported as being maintained at a dredged depth of 9.5m. History There are evidence of submerged prehis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
