HMS Collingwood (establishment)
- HMS Collingwood (establishment)
HMS "Collingwood" is a stone frigate (shore establishment) of the Royal Navy. It is the lead establishment of the Maritime Warfare School (MWS) and the largest naval training organisation in Western Europe. The MWS is a federated training establishment incorporating HMS "Excellent", the "Defence Diving School", the "RN Physical Training School", the "School of Hydrography and Meteorology" in Plymouth and the "Royal Marines School of Music" in Portsmouth Naval Base. [ [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.266/changeNav/3533 MOD Website - HMS Collingwood] ]
HMS "Collingwood" gained its name from Lord Collingwood, a distinguished admiral 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 officers and ratings in the maintenance of all electrical and radio equipment in the Fleet, except that of the Fleet Air Arm. [ [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3451 MOD Website - HMS Collingwood History] ]
The Maritime Warfare School was formed in January 2002 as part of the British Government's "Defence Training Review" with, in particular, the transfer in of training previously undertaken at HMS "Dryad". [ [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3459 MOD Website - Maritime Warfare School] ]
In Spring 2007 the Maritime Warfare Centre colocated to HMS "Collingwood" from HMS "Dryad" and Portsdown Technology Park. The Maritime Warfare Centre is spearheading the Royal Navy's aspirations regarding enhanced Operational Knowledge Exploitation.
Battle Honours for the name are Jutland 1916 and Atlantic 1941-1944.
The motto is "Ferar unus et idem" (I shall carry on regardless).
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