Colossus Class (other)
''Colossus'' class may refer to: * ''Colossus''-class battleship (1882), a Royal Navy ship class of two second-class battleships launched in 1882 * ''Colossus''-class battleship (1910), a Royal Navy ship class of two battleships launched in 1910 and operating during World War I * ''Colossus''-class aircraft carrier, the Royal Navy ship class of the first eight 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001. They ...

Colossus-class Battleship (1882)
The ''Colossus''-class battleships were British ironclad warships, carrying their main armament in turrets, which served in the Victorian Royal Navy from 1882. They were the first British warships to carry large rifled breech-loading main guns. Design They were in all essential points improved versions of the , with slightly greater displacement, protection and speed, with better handling characteristics, and most significantly, with breech-loading artillery replacing the obsolescent muzzle loaders. They also used steel rather than iron for most of the hull structure, and utilised the innovative compound armour for the belt and turrets. The class was originally designed to carry the then-standard muzzle-loading artillery, while European navies had already for several years been equipped with breech-loading guns. At this time, for historical reasons, the Board of Admiralty was ultimately responsible for the designs of Royal Naval warships, but the War Office was responsib ...
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Colossus-class Battleship (1910)
The ''Colossus''-class battleships were a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy (RN) at the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the last battleships built for the RN. The sister ships spent their whole careers assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, often serving as flagships. Aside from participating in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, and the inconclusive action of 19 August several months later, their service during the First World War generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. The ''Colossus'' class were deemed obsolete by the end of the war in 1918 and were reduced to reserve the following year. ''Hercules'' was sold for scrap in 1921, although ''Colossus'' was briefly used as a training ship. She was hulked in 1923 and sold for scrap five years later. Background and design The initial 1909–1910 Naval Programme included two dreadnoughts and a battlecruiser, but was later increased to six dreadnoughts and two bat ...
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