Lord Cuthbert Collingwood (1748-1810)

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Lord Cuthbert Collingwood (1st Baron Collingwood, of Caldburne and Hethpool)

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth26.9.1748 - Newcastle upon Tyne NAO
First Known Service26.9.1748NAO
FatherCuthbert Collingwood (1712 - 1775)NAO
MotherMilcah DobsonNAO
WifeSarah Blackett (1762-1819) - Married 16.6.1791 - St Nicholas Church, Newcastle upon Tyne E-WIKI
DaughterMary Patience [Denny] (1793-1823)NAO
DaughterSarah [Newnham Collingwood] (1792-1851)NAO
Brother
Wilfred CollingwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1787

Last Known Service7.3.1810NAO
Date of Death7.3.1810BWAS-1793
Cause of DeathCancerNAO
Will Probated8.5.1810, PROB 11/1511/121

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
28.8.176120.12.1765
Shannon (28) 1757-1765
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Able Seaman		NAO
24.2.176627.3.1767
Gibraltar (20) 1754-1773
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Midshipman		NAO
1.10.17672.3.1772
Liverpool (28) 1758-1778
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Master's Mate		NAO
1772 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/6/259RNLPC
7.3.177222.4.1773
Lennox (74) 1758-1789
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman		NAO
23.4.177311.5.1773
Lennox (74) 1758-1789
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Master's Mate		NAO
12.5.177326.2.1774
Lennox (74) 1758-1789
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman		NAO
27.2.177428.9.1774
Preston (50) 1757-1815
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1785 Renamed "Preston Hulk"
, Midshipman		NAO
29.9.177417.6.1775
Preston (50) 1757-1815
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1785 Renamed "Preston Hulk"
, Master's Mate		NAO
17.6.1775 LieutenantCSORN
17.6.177524.2.1776
Somerset (68) 1748-1778
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/21/110
Issued by
Samuel GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1783
, North America
Confirmed 5.8.1775		NAO
20.3.17761.7.1778
Hornet (14) 1776-1791
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant: On board from 25.3.1776 ADM 6/21/171		NAO
30.9.1777 Court martialled on board HMS Winchelsea in Port Royal, Jamaica, charged with neglect of duty, charges which were not provedNAO
2.7.177825.12.1778
Lowestoffe (28) 1761-1801
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Second Lieutenant		NAO
11.6.1779 CommanderADM 6/22
11.6.177923.3.1780
Badger (14) 1777-1783
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer: On board from 20.6.1779 ADM 6/22/258
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica
Confirmed 8.3.1781		NAO
22.3.1780 CaptainCSORN
22.3.17801.11.1780
Hinchingbrooke (28) 1778-1783
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/257
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica
Confirmed 8.3.1781		BWAS-1714
1.11.17802.8.1781
Pelican (24) 1777-1781
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 20.12.1780 ADM 6/22/480
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica
Confirmed 15.6.1782		NAO
31.12.178216.4.1783
Sampson (64) 1781-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 10.1.1783 ADM 6/22/568		BWAS-1714
23.4.17833.8.1786
Mediator (44) 1782-1810
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
1788 Renamed "Camel"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 28.4.1783 ADM 6/23/55		NAO
25.6.179012.2.1793
Mermaid (32) 1784-1815
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/44		BWAS-1793
22.2.179321.12.1793
Prince (98) 1788-1837
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 10.3.1793 ADM 6/24/213		BWAS-1714
23.12.17937.8.1794
Barfleur (98) 1768-1819
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/292		BWAS-1793
1.6.1794 Glorious 1st of June 
7.8.1794 
Hector (74) 1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/82		BWAS-1714
5.12.179414.1.1799
Excellent (74) 1787-1835
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 21.12.1794 ADM 6/25/114		BWAS-1714
14.2.1797 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
14.2.1799 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
6.17991800
Triumph (74) 1764-1850
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White, 		BWAS-1714
180014.5.1802
Barfleur (98) 1768-1819
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White, 		ODNB
1.1.1801 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN
2.6.180311.6.1803
Diamond (38) 1794-1812
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		NAO
12.6.180310.8.1803
Venerable (74) 1784-1804
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		NAO
5.8.180322.8.1803
Minotaur (74) 1793-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		NAO
23.8.180326.12.1803
Venerable (74) 1784-1804
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		NAO
26.12.18035.2.1804
Colossus (74) 1803-1826
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		NAO
6.2.18041.5.1804
Culloden (74) 1783-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		BWAS-1714
23.4.1804 Vice-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
2.5.18046.5.1804
Culloden (74) 1783-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 		BWAS-1714
7.5.180426.6.1805
Prince (98) 1788-1837
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 		BWAS-1714
22.8.180410.10.1805
Dreadnought (98) 1801-1857
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 		NAO
11.10.180521.10.1805
Royal Sovereign (100) 1786-1841
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1825 Renamed "Captain"
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 		BWAS-1714
21.10.1805 Commanded the The Lee Column at the Battle of Trafalgar 
21.10.18057.3.1810Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean SeaE-WIKI
22.10.180531.10.1805
Euryalus (36) 1803-1860
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1859 Renamed "Africa"
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 		NAO
3.11.18058.11.1805
Queen (90) 1769-1811
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 		NAO
9.11.1805 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
9.11.1805 Created 1st Baron Collingwood, of Caldburne and HethpoolE-WIKI
9.11.180523.4.1806
Queen (90) 1769-1811
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red, 		NAO
24.4.180614.4.1809
Ocean (98) 1805-1819
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red, 		BWAS-1714
15.4.18097.3.1810
Ville de Paris (110) 1795-1845
British 110 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red, 		BWAS-1793
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Posted by Jude de angulo on Saturday 4th of April 2026 19:49

Interestingly Collingwood "skipped" the rank of Rear Admiral of the Blue. Vacancies in higher ranks after the Glorious 1st of June created the unusual opportunity for him to advance directly from captain to RA of the White in 1799

Posted by Tony Barrow on Wednesday 16th of August 2023 15:18

Please amend Collingwood’s DOB…he was born in Sept 1748 and NOT in 1750 as it states here.

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