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Hms Colossus (1882)The second HMS ''Colossus was a Colossus class second-class battleship, launched in 1882 and commissioned in 1886. She had a displacement of 9,520 tons, and an armament of 4 x 12.5-inch breechloaders, 5 x 6-inch guns and had a respectable speed of 15.5 knots. She served in the Mediterranean Fleet, from her commission in 1886 to 1893 when she then became a Coastguard ship. In 1901 she was placed in Reserve, before becoming a tender to Excellent in 1904. Colossus was put up for sale in 1906, finally being broken up in 1908. Her sister-ship Edinburgh'' was broken up in 1910. See HMS Colossus for other ships of this name. Colossus
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