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HMS Colossus (1848)
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HMS Colossus was a two-deck 80-gun second rate ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, 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.