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==Service==
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She was brought to full complement to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]] under the command of [[Edward Henry Meggs Davis]].{{NMI|Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927}}{{NMI|Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938}}{{NMI|Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939}}
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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*Captain [[Thomas Sturges Jackson|Thomas S. Jackson]], 9 May, 1890.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 211.</ref>
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*[[Edward Henry Meggs Davis|Edward Davis]],
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyprian Arthur George Bridge|nick=Cyprian A. G. Bridge|appt=13 April, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 202}}|end=10 November, 1888}}
*[[James Edward Clifford Goodrich|James Goodrich]],
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=10 November, 1888|end=9 May, 1890}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=9 May, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 211}}<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|end=25 August, 1892<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wollaston Comyns Karslake|nick=Wollaston C. Karslake|appt=27 August, 1892|end=15 November, 1893}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Henry Meggs Davis|nick=Edward H. M. Davis|appt=5 March, 1894<ref>Davis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/329.|D7578818}} f. 294.</ref>{{NLMar96|p. 213}}|end=6 March, 1897<ref>Davis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/329.|D7578818}} f. 294.</ref>|note=in command for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Samuel Arthur Johnson|nick=Samuel A. Johnson|appt=6 March, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 238}}|end=March, 1900{{NLFeb00|p. 238}}<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|D7589442}} f. 537.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Edward Clifford Goodrich|nick=James Goodrich|appt=25 March, 1900<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|D7589442}} f. 537.</ref>|end=16 November, 1901<ref>Goodrich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|D7589442}} f. 537.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Rowland Nugent|nick=Rowland Nugent|appt=25 February, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Thursday, 13 February 1902. (36690), p. 6.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert Charles John Grant|nick=Herbert C. J. Grant|appt=28 January, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 295}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percival Henry Warleigh|nick=Percival H. Warleigh|appt=16 February, 1906{{NLJun06|p. 294}}|end=}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Colossus_(1882)}}
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Colossus_(1882)}}
 
* [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tech/colossus/ Animated Video Tour] by Rob Brassington, contributor
 
* [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tech/colossus/ Animated Video Tour] by Rob Brassington, contributor
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{{refend}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 10:45, 28 November 2018

H.M.S. Colossus (1882)
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1]
Ordered: 1878-79 Programme[2]
Laid down: 6 Jun, 1879[3]
Launched: 21 May, 1882[4]
Trials: Jan, 1884[5]
Commissioned: 13 Apr, 1886[6]
Sold: 1908[7]
Fate: Broken up

Service

She was brought to full complement to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 under the command of Edward Henry Meggs Davis.[8][9][10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 27.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 27.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 27.
  4. Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 26.
  5. Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 26.
  6. Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 26.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 27.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 202.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 211.
  13. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  14. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  15. Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
  16. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 213.
  17. Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 238.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 238.
  20. Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
  21. Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
  22. Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
  23. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 13 February 1902. (36690), p. 6.
  24. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 295.
  25. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 294.

Bibliography


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