HMS Collingwood

Three ships and one shore establishment of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Collingwood, after Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood:

• HMS Collingwood (1841), an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line, converted to screw propulsion in 1861, and sold in 1867
• HMS Collingwood (1882), a battleship in service from 1882 to 1909
• HMS Collingwood (1908), one of the first dreadnought battleships, in action at Jutland, and sold for breaking up in 1922
• HMS Collingwood (shore establishment), the shore establishment of this name was formed in 1940 as an entry camp for new recruits. Since World War II it has housed a number of Royal Navy training units.

References[]

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• "HMS Collingwood Training Establishment". Royal Navy.

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