HMS Colossus (1882)

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-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 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.

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