Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) and Rodney spotted each other around 1:00 pm south of Cape St. Vincent, the southwestern point of Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. The weather was hazy, with heavy swells and occasional squalls. Rodney was ill, and spent the entire action in his bunk. His flag captain, Walter Young, urged Rodney to give orders to engage when the Spanish fleet was first spotted, but Rodney only gave orders to form a line abreast. Lángara started to establish a line of battle, but when he realised the size of Rodney's fleet, he gave orders to make all sail for Cadiz. Around 2:00
Earl St Vincent (1799 EIC ship) Goa on 2 December, and Bombay again on 15 December. Homeward bound, she was at Tellicherry 7 February and Anjengo on 28 February, before deviating to Point de Galle on 7 March. On 29 May 1807 was off the Cape of Good Hope when she sprang a leak. She sank at , almost due south of Cape Agulhas. Fortunately there was no loss of life. "Earl St Vincent", which was in company, managed to get all 203 or 209 persons on board "Ganges" off, including a number of soldiers from the 77th regiment of Foot. When Captain Harrington finally left