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HMS Collingwood

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Three ships and one shore establishment of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Collingwood, after Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood:

Battle honours

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1: Awarded to the Royal Canadian Navy vessel HMCS Collingwood; this relates to previous practice where honours awarded to one ship were presented to ships of the same name in other Commonwealth royal navies.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Heritage Structure Section 2 – The Principles and Eligibility Criteria for the Award of Canadian Forces Battle Honours". Government of Canada. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023. It was the practice in the RCN to award new ships the battle honours won by any predecessor of the same name on a common Commonwealth list for all the Royal navies. While existing ships (and one air squadron) continue to bear such honours by right of continuous service until they are paid off, new construction is awarded only those battle honours won by Canadian ships on a Canadian order of battle

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