HMS Colossus (1803)
Hull plan for Colossus and Warspite | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Colossus |
| Ordered | 23 November 1797 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down | May 1799 |
| Launched | 23 April 1803 |
| Commissioned | March 1803 |
| Fate | Broken up, 8 February 1826 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Colossus-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,888 47⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 181 ft 1 in (55.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 48 ft 11 in (14.9 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) (light) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 590 |
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HMS Colossus was the lead ship of her class of 74-gun, third-rate ships of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1803, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars, including participating in the Battle of Trafalgar two years later. She was broken up in 1826.