HMS Collingwood (1908)
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 HMS Collingwood |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport dockyard |
| Laid down: | 3 February 1907 |
| Launched: | 7 November 1908 |
| Commissioned: | April 1910 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 12 December 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | St. Vincent class battleship |
| Displacement: | 19,250 tons |
| Length: | 536 ft (163 m) |
| Beam: | 84 ft (26 m) |
| Draught: | 26.8 ft (8.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft Parsons turbines, 24,500 shp |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Armament: | 10 × 12 in guns 20 × 4 in guns 3 × 18 in torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | Belt: 10 inches (254 mm) Bulkheads: 8 inches (203 mm) Barbettes: 9 inches (229 mm) Turret: 11 inches (279 mm) Deck: 3 inches (76 mm) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Collingwood.
HMS Collingwood was a St. Vincent-class battleship of the Royal Navy.
The ship was launched 7 November 1908, and completed in 1910, serving in the 1st Division of the British Home Fleet. In February, 1911 Collingwood grounded on an uncharted rock off Ferrol.
She became flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron in June 1912, joined the Grand Fleet in August 1914, and participated at the Battle of Jutland. Prince Albert (later King George VI) served on Collingwood at Jutland as a sub-lieutenant in 'A' turret.
In 1916, Collingwood joined the Fourth Battle Squadron and later served as a gunnery training ship at Portsmouth. The ship was sold for scrap in 1922.
[edit] References
- Conways All the worlds Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Conway Maritime Press Ltd, London, 1985. ISBN 0-85177-245-5
- Dittmar, F.J and Colledge J. J., British Warships 1914-1919, Ian Allen Ltd, London, 1972. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
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