British battleship HMS Collingwood 1908-1923

HMS Collingwood

Bellerophon-class

St. Vincent-class

HMS Neptune

Of the St. Vincent-class consisting of the St. Vincent, Vanguard and Collingwood, preceded by the Bellerophon-class and succeeded by the Neptune-class. Laid down at the navy yard at Devonport, England on 3 February 1908, launched on 7 November 1908, commissioned on 19 March 1910, tender of the HMS Vivid and used as gunnery and wireless telegraphy training ships since 1 October 1919, in reserve since August 1920, boys training ship since 22 September 1921, paid off on 31 March 1922 and sold to John Casmore Limited to be broken up on 12 December 1922 and arrived for this purpose at Newport, England on 3 March 1923. Building costs included armament 1.680.888 pound sterling.

Displacement 20.000 (normal)-23.200 (deep load) tons and as dimensions 163,4 (over all) x 25,7 x 8,5 metres or 536 x 84.2 x 28 feet. Two Parsons steam turbine sets and 18 Yarrow large-tube boilers supplied via 4 shafts 24.500 (design)-26.789 (trials) shp allowing a speed of 20,62 (trials)-21 (design)knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 6.900 nautical miles respectively 4.250 nautical miles with 18,7 knots. Coal bunker capacity 900 (normal)-2.700 (maximum) tons and fuel oil bunker capacity of 850 tons, Fuel oil was spread over the coal to increase burning rate. Crew numbered 758 men. Armament consisted of 5x2-30,5cm/12” breech loading /50 Mk XI guns, 18/20x1-10,2cm/4” quick firing /50 Mk VII guns, 1-12pd/7,6cm/3” anti aircraft gun, 4-3-d salute guns and 3-18”. torpedo tubes. Armour consisted of 1 20,3-25,4cm/8-10” thick Krupp cemented belt, 1,9-7,6cm/0.75-3” thick decks, 12,7-20,3cm/5-8” thick bulkheads with the turrets, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 27,9cm/11”, 12,7-25,4cm/5-10” and 20,3-27,9cm/8-11” thick armour.