HMS Colossus

HMS Colossus is the name of several ships of the Royal Navy:

  • HMS Colossus (1787 ), a 74 -gun ship of the line, ran 1787 off the stack and ran in 1798 before Samson aground.
  • HMS Colossus (1803 ) was a 1803 from the pile spilled 74 -gun ship of the line, which was scrapped in 1826.
  • HMS Colossus (1848 ) was a 80 -gun ship of the line, which had launched in 1848, converted to screw propulsion in 1854 and was sold in 1867.
  • HMS Colossus (1882 ), an armored turret ship and type of ship the Colossus class, was launched in 1882 and was sold in 1908.
  • HMS Colossus (1910 ) was a dreadnought battleship, lead ship of the Colossus class, which had launched in 1910 and scrapped in 1928.
  • HMS Colossus (R15 ) was a Light aircraft carrier, lead ship of the Colossus class, entered service in 1944, left in 1945 to France, where she was named Arromanches, 1968 turned into a helicopter carrier and 1978 scrapped.
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