ker , ▁at ▁Dev on port ▁( aka ▁P ly mouth - D ock ) ▁D ock yard . ▁After ▁pay ing - off ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁she ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁flags hip ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁D ock yard . ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁she ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁St ▁Vincent ▁was ▁at ▁Mal ta ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁merchant ▁sch oon er ▁Meteor ▁was ▁destroyed ▁there ▁by ▁the ▁explos ion ▁of ▁her ▁cargo ▁of ▁gun pow der ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁lives . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁St ▁Vincent ▁and ▁drove ▁her ▁a ground . ▁She ▁was ▁ref lo ated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁after ▁dis charg ing ▁all ▁ 1 2 0 ▁of ▁her ▁can non . ▁and ▁subsequently ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁service . ▁▁ ▁Pla ced ▁on ▁har bour ▁service ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁St ▁Vincent ▁joined ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁Squadron ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁From ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Nap ier , ▁command ing ▁the ▁Channel ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁spell ▁in ▁ordinary ▁at