HMS Collingwood (1908)

Collingwood at anchor, 1912
History
United Kingdom
NameCollingwood
NamesakeVice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
Ordered26 October 1907
BuilderDevonport Royal Dockyard
Laid down3 February 1908
Launched7 November 1908
Commissioned19 April 1910
FateSold for scrap, 12 December 1922
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeSt Vincent-class dreadnought battleship
Displacement19,700 long tons (20,000 t) (normal)
Length536 ft (163.4 m) (o/a)
Beam84 ft 2 in (25.7 m)
Draught28 ft (8.5 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4 × shafts; 2 × steam turbine sets
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range6,900 nmi (12,800 km; 7,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement758
Armament
Armour

HMS Collingwood was a St Vincent-class dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She spent her whole career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets and often served as a flagship. Prince Albert (later King George VI) spent several years aboard the ship before and during World War I. At the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, Collingwood was in the middle of the battleline and lightly damaged a German battlecruiser. Other than that battle, and the inconclusive action of 19 August, her service during the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. The ship was deemed obsolete after the war; she was reduced to reserve and used as a training ship before being sold for scrap in 1922.