HMS Colossus (1848)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Colossus.

History
UK
Name	HMS Colossus
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	October 1843
Launched	1 June 1848
Fate	Sold, 1867
General characteristics
Class and type	Vanguard-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2590 bm
Length	190 ft (58 m) (gundeck)
Beam	56 ft 9 in (17.30 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full rigged ship
Armament	78 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Quarterdeck: 14 × 32 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 4 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Colossus was a two-deck 80-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 1 June 1848 at Pembroke Dockyard.

Colossus was fitted with screw propulsion in 1864, and was sold out of the navy in 1867.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.