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HMS Colossus  Launched : 21st March 1882 HMS Colossus, Royal Naval battleship with sister ship HMS Edinburgh, launched 1882. Colossus served in the Mediterranean until 1893 and then became a coastguard ship before being placed in reserve in 1901. She then became a tender to HMS Excellent in 1904. In these ships the 12 inch breechloader was adopted and an attempt at what was then a very considerable speed was made. An auxiliary armament of five 6 inch guns were mounted on the superstructure. HMS Colossus was put up for sale by the Royal Navy in 1906 but was not broken up until October 1908. Displacement: 9,420 tons. Length: 325ft. Beam:68ft. Draught: 26' 3". Guns: Four 45 ton BLR, five 6 inch guns. Horse power: 7,500 hp. Speed: 15.5 knots. Scrapped 6th October 1908. |
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