HMS Colossus (1848)

HMS Colossus was a 80-gun second rate Vanguard-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1840s. The ship was fitted with steam propulsion in 1854–1855, and was sold for scrap in 1867.

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

Colossus, with the Gun-Boat Flotilla, leaving the Motherbank for Portland
History
United Kingdom
NameColossus
Ordered18 March 1839
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1843
Launched1 June 1848
Completed3 July 1848 (in ordinary)
FateSold for scrap, March 1867
General characteristics
Class and typeVanguard-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2589 63⁄94 bm
Length190 ft (57.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam57 ft (17.4 m)
Draught18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
Depth of hold23 ft 4 in (7.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement720 (wartime)
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
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