HMS Colossus (1882)
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HMS Colossus (1882) |
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 x 12.5-inch breechloaders, 5 x 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
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.
See
HMS Colossus for other ships of this name.
