Three ships and one shore establishment of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Collingwood, after Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood: , an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line, converted to screw propulsion in 1861, and sold in 1867 , the lead ship of the Admiral-class battleship in service from 1882 to 1909 , a battleship, in action at Jutland, and sold for breaking up in 1922 , 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.
Battle honours Jutland, 1916 Atlantic, 1944
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