 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. Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Devonport ( HMS ''Drake'') is one of three UK operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Design The selection of a gun five feet longer than before necessitated a hull ten feet longer between X and Y turret to maintain clearance between the guns and the superstructure 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) |
HMS Collingwood was a St. Vincent-class battleship of the Royal Navy. Design The selection of a gun five feet longer than before necessitated a hull ten feet longer between X and Y turret to maintain clearance between the guns and the superstructure A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)
The ship was launched 7 November 1908, and completed in 1910, serving in the 1st Division of the British Home Fleet. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdom 's territorial waters In February, 1911 Collingwood grounded on an uncharted rock off Ferrol. This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation.
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. The British 1st Battle Squadron was a squadron consisting of Battleships The 1st Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Grand Fleet was a Fleet of the British Royal Navy during the First World War. fix various bugs per WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> 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. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The British 4th Battle Squadron was a squadron consisting of Battleships The 4th Battle Squadron was initially part of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which The ship was sold for scrap in 1922.
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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