HMS ''Collingwood'' is a

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(shore establishment) of the

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, in

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, England. It is the lead establishment of the Maritime Warfare School and the largest naval training organisation in Western Europe. The Maritime Warfare School is a federated training establishment incorporating HMS ''Excellent'', the Defence Diving School, the RN Physical Training School, the School of Hydrography and Meteorology in

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and the Royal Marines School of Music in

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History

HMS ''Collingwood'' gained its name from

Lord Collingwood Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (26 September 1748 – 7 March 1810) was an admiral of the Royal Navy. Collingwood was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and later lived in Morpeth, Northumberland. He entered the Royal Navy at ...

, a distinguished

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at the turn of the 19th century. The current shore establishment was commissioned as the fourth HMS ''Collingwood'' on 10 January 1940, initially to instruct "hostilities only" ratings of the seaman branch. Wireless telegraphy ratings started their training in June 1940, and a radio direction finding school was added in 1942. In 1946 ''Collingwood'' took over the training of both

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and ratings in the maintenance of all electrical and radio equipment in the fleet, except that of the

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. The Maritime Warfare School was formed in January 2002 as part of the British Government's

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with, in particular, the transfer in of training previously undertaken at . In spring 2007, the Maritime Warfare Centre relocated to HMS ''Collingwood'' from HMS ''Dryad'' (now the tri-service establishment

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) and Portsdown Technology Park.

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s for the name are Jutland 1916 (earned by , a

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) and Atlantic 1941–1944 (earned by , a ). The motto is ''Ferar unus et idem'' (Latin: "I shall carry on regardless"). In November 2020 the Royal Navy announced that, in January 2021, HMS ''Collingwood'' would take its first intake of ratings recruits for their initial training package, a role normally completed by , and that there would be places for 500 recruits. Collingwood, along with

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, undertook this role due to HMS ''Raleigh'' training at maximum capacity due to a surge in recruitment.

Cadets

The establishment is also home to the Royal Naval Cadets of HMS Collingwood Royal Naval

Volunteer Cadet Corps The Volunteer Cadet Corps (VCC) is a national youth organisation managed by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and sponsored by the UK's Ministry of Defence. The VCC comprises: * Headquarters VCC. Based at in Portsmouth. * VCC Training Centre. ...

. The VCC is open to young people aged 9 to 16 who can serve until their 18th birthday as well as adult volunteers from the age of 18 to 65.

References

External links

Official Website

Volunteer Cadet Corps
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