HMS Colossus (1882)
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For other ships of this name, see HMS Colossus.
| 300px HMS Colossus, painted in 1891, Malta? | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 6 June 1879 |
| Launched: | 21 March 1882 |
| Commissioned: | 31 October 1886 |
| Fate: | Sold 1908 and broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Colossus class second-class battleship |
| Displacement: | 9,420 tons |
| Length: | 325 ft (99 m) pp |
| Beam: | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft 9 in (7.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Maudslay engine 7,488ihp |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Complement: | 396 |
| Armament: |
4 × BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) guns 5 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 4 × 6pdr QF 2 × 14-inch torpedo tubes |
| Armour: |
Citadel: 18 in–14 in Bulkheads: 16 in–13 in Turrets: 16 in faces, 14 in sides and rear |
The second HMS Colossus was a Colossus class second-class British battleship, launched in 1882 and commissioned in 1886. She had a displacement of 9,520 tons, and an armament of 4 × 12-inch breechloaders, 5 × 6-inch guns and had a respectable speed of 15.5 knots. She served in the Mediterranean Fleet, from her commission in 1886 to 1893 when she then became a Coastguard ship. In 1895 she was part of the 1st Reserve Squadron. In 1901 she was placed in Reserve, before becoming a tender to Excellent in 1904. Colossus was put up for sale in 1906, finally being broken up in 1908. Her sister-ship Edinburgh was broken up in 1910.
References
- Chesneau, Roger; Eugène M Koleśnik; N. J. M. Campbell (1979). Conway's All the world's fighting ships, 1860-1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 9780851771335. OCLC 5834247.
External links
- Rob Brassington, An Animated Technical Study of HMS Colossus
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