Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833) Admiral Manuel António Marreiros. On 6 July, receiving news of the victory, Dom Pedro named Napier as Viscount Cape St Vincent in the peerage of Portugal. Immediately afterwards his fleet was ravaged by cholera (which was raging on mainland Portugal), with appalling loss of life, but he was able to bring it safe into Lisbon, which the Miguelistas had precipitately abandoned after being defeated by Terceira’s army advancing from the south at the Battle of Almada. Napier visited Rear-Admiral Sir William Parker of the British navy who was in the vicinity of the Tagus, and was received according to his
MV Cape Vincent (T-AKR-9666) "Cape Vincent" conducts an annual maintenance activation. This at-sea operational period enhances the material condition of her plant. "Cape Vincent" is currently in ROS-5 status. From June through November 1998, "Cape Vincent" and her sister vessel "Cape Victory" were modified by the addition of a new spar deck. This increased the overall militarily useful sq. ft capacity of each vessel The two CAPE V class ships function the same in their ability to load wheeled and tracked vehicles via the stern ramp. MV "Cape Vincent"'s most notable feature is its total deck capacity consisting of of which 126,084 is militarily