# HMS Colossus

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Six ships of the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) have been named '''HMS ''Colossus''''':
* {{HMS|Colossus|1787}} was a 74-gun {{sclass|Courageux|ship of the line|0}} [third rate](/source/third_rate) [ship of the line](/source/ship_of_the_line) launched in 1787 and wrecked in 1798.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1803}} was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1803.  She fought at [Trafalgar](/source/Battle_of_Trafalgar) and was broken up in 1826.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1848}} was an 80-gun [second rate](/source/second_rate) ship of the line launched in 1848. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1854 and sold in 1867.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1882}} was a {{sclass|Colossus|battleship (1882)|0}} [battleship](/source/battleship) launched in 1882 and sold in 1908.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1910}} was a {{sclass|Colossus|battleship (1910)|0}} dreadnought battleship launched in 1910. She fought at the [Battle of Jutland](/source/Battle_of_Jutland) and was scrapped in 1928. 
* {{HMS|Colossus|R15}} was a {{sclass|Colossus|aircraft carrier|0}} light [aircraft carrier](/source/aircraft_carrier) launched in 1943. She was loaned to France in 1946 and renamed ''Arromanches''. She was bought by France in 1951 and was scrapped in 1978.

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