What is the Officers’ Association?

The HMS COLLINGWOOD Officers’ Association (COA) is a thriving organisation of Royal Naval Officers, both serving and retired, who want to keep in touch and informed about today’s Royal Navy and particularly their ‘Alma Mater’, HMS COLLINGWOOD.

Originally formed in April 2002, it was set up as an organisation of Weapon Engineer Officers but has subsequently opened up to include officers of any and all branches, as long as they’ve served at HMS COLLINGWOOD (see Rules and Constitution – Eligibility). 

The COA recognizes the contribution members have made to the Senior Service and anticipates that the continued relationship with the Establishment will confer mutual benefit to both the members and the present serving Officers of HMS COLLINGWOOD. The history of the COA and its formation can be found under History of the COA

The currently approved Rules & Constitution of the COA are set out in detail on the Rules & Constitution page.

Four classes of membership of the COA are available at different costs and with different benefits. You can check these out on our Membership Structure page.

The COA is run by the COA Committee, chaired by the Chairman, Captain Jim Palmer. Details of the Committee members can be found on our Committee page.

The minutes of the COA Committee meetings are made available for 12 months through our Committee Minutes page.

And lastly, if it’s a while since you were last in a Wardroom, you can check out some of the key Mess Rules on the Wardroom page.

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