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''Colossus'' was placed on the disposal list in July, 1921 but was reprieved in September for service as a Boys' Training Ship. She was paid off in May, 1922 but recommissioned again in January, 1924 as an accommodation ship for the Training Ship ''Impregnable''. She was paid off again in January, 1928 and sold to Alloa SB Company in July. She left Devonport under tow on 15 August and arrived at Rosyth for breaking up on 5 September. | ''Colossus'' was placed on the disposal list in July, 1921 but was reprieved in September for service as a Boys' Training Ship. She was paid off in May, 1922 but recommissioned again in January, 1924 as an accommodation ship for the Training Ship ''Impregnable''. She was paid off again in January, 1928 and sold to Alloa SB Company in July. She left Devonport under tow on 15 August and arrived at Rosyth for breaking up on 5 September. | ||
==Captains== | |||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | |||
*Captain [[George Walter Smith]], 5 July, 1913.{{CN}} | *Captain [[George Walter Smith]], 5 July, 1913.{{CN}} | ||
*Captain [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|The Honourable Edward S. Fitzherbert]], 29 June, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 293.</ref> in command at start of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations, Volume I'', p. 438.</ref> | *Captain [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|The Honourable Edward S. Fitzherbert]], 29 June, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 293.</ref> in command at start of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations, Volume I'', p. 438.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:35, 16 August 2012
| H.M.S. Colossus | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 24 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Scott's, Greenock |
| Laid Down: | 8 July, 1909 |
| Launched: | 9 April, 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 8 August, 1911 |
| Sold: | July, 1928 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In 1913, Colossus was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.[2]
Jutland
Fate
Colossus was placed on the disposal list in July, 1921 but was reprieved in September for service as a Boys' Training Ship. She was paid off in May, 1922 but recommissioned again in January, 1924 as an accommodation ship for the Training Ship Impregnable. She was paid off again in January, 1928 and sold to Alloa SB Company in July. She left Devonport under tow on 15 August and arrived at Rosyth for breaking up on 5 September.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George Walter Smith, 5 July, 1913.[Citation needed]
- Captain The Honourable Edward S. Fitzherbert, 29 June, 1914.[3] in command at start of war.[4]
- Captain A. Dudley P. R. Pound, 24 October, 1915.[5]
- Captain Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 15 November, 1917.[6]
- Captain William Edmund Goodenough, .
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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