Data Quality88%
01 / Overview
Colossus-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1887–1892
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationironclad
- Ship Typebattleship
- Builder / ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard, Pembroke Dockyard
- Laid Down1879
- Launched1882
- Commissioned1882
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement9,420 t
- Standard Displacement9,420 t
- Full Load Displacement9,420 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)99.06 m
- Length (waterline)99.06 m
- Beam20.73 m
- Draft7.62 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-shaft Maudslay engine
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power5,585 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed16.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunBL 12 inch naval gun Mk I - V
- Main Gun Calibre305 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary GunsBL 6 inch guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability4MOD.4
- CBRN CitadelYes
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armourcompound armour belt and turrets; citadel 14–18 inches, bulkheads 13–16 inches, deck 2.5–3 inches, conning tower 14 inches, turrets 16-inch faces 14-inch sides and rear
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1887Production started
- 1892Production ended
- 1943Entered service
139
years in service
5
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 6 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
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A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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