St Vincent-class battleship
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The St Vincent-class battleships were a group of three dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The sister ships spent their entire careers assigned to
St Vincent at anchor, 1909
Vanguard's starboard aft side, showing her rear 12-inch gun turret and anti-torpedo net booms, around 1914
St Vincent at anchor, before 1912
Vanguard at anchor, 1910
HMS Neptune (1909)
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HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the sole ship of her class. She was the first British battleship to be built with superfiring
St Vincent-class battleship
…Three of these would be part of the St Vincent class, while the single battleship planned for the 1908–1909 Naval Programme was later authorised as HMS Neptune. The design of the St Vincent class was derived from the preceding Bellerophon class, with more powerful guns and a slight increase in size and armour…
HMS Neptune before 1914
Right elevation and plan from Brassey's Naval Annual 1915
The ship's aft 12-inch gun turrets
Neptune, 1911. The gunnery director is the round object halfway up the foremast. Torpedo nets and their supporting booms are visible on the side of the hull.