HMS Collingwood

Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Collingwood, after Admiral Collingwood.

The first Collingwood was an 80-gun third-rate launched in 1841, converted to screw propulsion in 1861, and sold 1867.
The second Collingwood was battleship in service from 1882 to 1909.
The third Collingwood was a battleship launched in 1908, in action at Jutland, and sold for breakup in 1922.
The fourth Collingwood was a corvette launched in 1940 and broken up 1950.

Since approximately 1955 the name 'HMS Collingwood' has been the name of the Navy's electrical and electronics school at Fareham in Hampshire

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