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==Alterations==
==Career==
In 1913, ''Colossus'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director.  It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref>
''Colossus'' was commissioned at Devonport on 8 August, 1911, by Captain [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]] for service in the Second Division of the {{HomeFleet}}.<ref>"The New Battleship Colossus" (News).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 August, 1911.  Issue '''39659''', col C, pg. 7.</ref>


==Jutland==
==Jutland==
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==Fate==
==Fate==
''Colossus'' was Reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 4 March, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920).  p. 749.</ref>
''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==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*Captain [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]], 27 July, 1911.<ref>De Chair Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 259.</ref>
*{{CaptRN}} [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]], 27 July, 1911.<ref>De Chair Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 259.</ref>
*Captain [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]], 10 August, 1912.<ref>Goodenough Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 433.</ref>
*Captain [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]], 10 August, 1912.<ref>Goodenough Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 433.</ref>
*Captain [[George Walter Smith|George W. Smith]], 5 July, 1913.<ref>Smith Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 312.</ref>
*Captain [[George Walter Smith|George W. Smith]], 5 July, 1913.<ref>Smith Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 312.</ref>
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*Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]], 15 November, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 761.</ref>
*Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]], 15 November, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 761.</ref>
*Captain [[Arthur Lionel Ochoncar Forbes-Sempill|The Honourable Arthur L. O. Forbes-Sempill]], 15 May, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 761.</ref>
*Captain [[Arthur Lionel Ochoncar Forbes-Sempill|The Honourable Arthur L. O. Forbes-Sempill]], 15 May, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 761.</ref>
*Captain [[Francis Alexander Clutterbuck|Francis A. Clutterbuck]], 14 July, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920).  p. 748.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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Revision as of 17:41, 21 August 2012

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

Career

Colossus was commissioned at Devonport on 8 August, 1911, by Captain Dudley R. S. de Chair for service in the Second Division of the Home Fleet.[2]

Jutland

Main article

Fate

Colossus was Reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 4 March, 1919.[3]

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.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 32.
  2. ↑ "The New Battleship Colossus" (News). The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1911. Issue 39659, col C, pg. 7.
  3. ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 749.
  4. ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
  5. ↑ Goodenough Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 433.
  6. ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 312.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 293.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 393e.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 761.
  10. ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 761.
  11. ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 748.

Bibliography

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