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
MV Cape Vincent (T-AKR-9666) in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Cape Vincent" is located in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Reduced Operating Status with a crew of 10. operated by Keystone Shipping Company until Jan 2016, Patriot Contract Services took over operations in Feb 2016. "Cape Vincent" moved to the Marad Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas, in August 2009 along with her sister ship the "Cape Victory", saving the US Government approximately $1,000,000.00 per year. MV Cape Vincent (T-AKR-9666) MV "Cape Vincent" (T-AKR-9666) was built as MV "Marzario Italia in 1984 at Italcantieri S.P. A., Italy. After launch, it was delivered to CMB Italy after which