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	Channel 4 - Time Team 2002
		On 1 August 1798, British fortunes in the war against Napoleon were boosted with Nelson's defeat of the French fleet during the Battle of the Nile at Aboukir Bay.
		The 74-gun British vessel, the Colossus, had been badly damaged a year earlier, so she played no active part in the sea battle, although she was carrying all-important stores for Nelson's fleet.
		The use of the Colossus for the transport of these antiquities was just one aspect of the unusual friendship between these 'tria juncta in uno'.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/2002_colossus.html (1023 words)

	Colossus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
		The Colossus of Barletta, a giant statue of an unidentified Roman emperor.
		Colossus, a roller coaster at Thorpe Park, a theme park in Chertsey, Surrey, Great Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colossus (192 words)

	Nelson's Third Rate Ships of the Line
		In 1805, before Trafalgar, HMS Colossus was one of the inshore squadron watching the combined French and Spanish fleets at Cadiz and passing intelligence from the frigates outside the port to Nelson’s fleet waiting further out to sea.
		HMS Colossus was towed into Gibraltar by HMS Agamemnon and returned to England for repairs on 19 November 1805.
		One of the quartergunners on HMS Colossus was Edward Saul.
	www.sole.org.uk /nelson.htm (1014 words)

	HMS Colossus (1787) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Though Colossus was involved in much bitter fighting, her Scots captain, John Monkton, ordered his kilt-wearing piper to proceed to the maintop mast staysail netting and play the pipes throughout the battle, no doubt to the bemusement of the French sailors that witnessed it.
		In the aftermath of the Battle of the Nile, Colossus was used as a transport, ferrying wounded soldiers from both sides, as well as captured treasure during the battle.
		The same year, HMS Colossus, while anchored at St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, a strong gale occurred, her anchor cabled parted and the ship ran aground.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMS-Colossus-(1787).htm (836 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS Colossus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On February 14, 1797, while on blockade of the Spanish coast between the Tagus and Cadiz, Colossus was severely damaged at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, where Admiral Sir John Jervis with 15 ships of the line overwhelmed a Spanish fleet of 13 ships of the line and 14 frigates.
		Following the Battle of the Nile on August 1, 1798, Colossus was used to transport the wounded, both British and French, as well as the treasure taken from the defeated French fleet.
		Colossus went ashore on Southward Well Rock, and the next morning all but one man were rescued.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_021500_hmscolossus.htm (383 words)

	Tresco Times : Autumn 2002 : Really Colossus!
		The stern section of HMS Colossus has been found on the seabed half a mile from where she foundered in 1798.
		HMS Colossus foundered off Scilly at Sothward Wells off the south corner of Samson when she dragged her anchor in a storm.
		In her prime, Colossus was a superb sight - the pride of the fleet and a testimony to the power and wealth of the King.
	www.tresco.co.uk /Tresco_Times/Autumn_2002/Tresco_Times_Autumn_2002_Col.asp (408 words)

	List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
		HMS Colossus, sold to France in 1946 and renamed FS Arromaches
		HMS Venerable sold to the Netherlands in 1948 and renamed Karel Doorman
		HMS Warrior -loaned to Canada as HMCS Warrior, sold to Argentina in 1958 and renamed ARA Independencia
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_royal_navy.html (216 words)

	Colossus
		HMS Colossus was larger then the average British two decker, and was reclassified from 74 to 76 guns due to her heavy armament in which 24 pounders replaced 18 pounder guns.
		Passing on, Colossus engaged the Spanish Argonauto (74 guns), and was then also fired at on her opposite side by the Spanish Bahamas (74 guns) and the Swiftsure again.
		Colossus was towed into Gibraltar by HMS Agamemnon and returned to England for repair on the 19th November.
	www.treeforall.org.uk /trafalgar/TrafalgarWoods/Otherwoods/Colossus/default.htm (598 words)

	HMS Lion, HMS Princess Royal
		HMS Lion was placed in reserve in March 1920 and was eventually sold for scrap on 31st January 1924.
		HMS Princess Royal although offered to Chile for sale was reduced to reserve and sold for scrap in December 1922.
		HMS Lion with her sister ship HMS Princess Royal are shown firing on the German High Seas Fleet which can be seen in the distance during the Battle of Jutland.
	www.ivanberryman.com /hms_lion.htm (831 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Aircraft Carrier HMS Colossus of the Colossus class
		Rear Admiral Harcourt had recently arrived on the Station at Subic Bay in command of the light fleet carriers HMS Colossus, HMS Venerable, HMS Vengeance and HMS Glory who were tasked in the re-occupation of Hong Kong they were referred to as the 11th Aircraft Carrier Squadron.
		Colossus was the task force leader for the cruisers HMS Bermuda and HMS Argonaut and five destroyers in order to occupy the Shanghai area.
		On 17 January 1946, Colossus arrived off Cape Town to fly off her Barracuda and Corsair aircraft to the Royal Naval Air Station Wingfield prior to being dry docked in the Selborne dry dock at Simonstown.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3237.html (526 words)

	MONABI VIII page 2
		October was to be a busy month; ‘A’ flight of 1701 Squadron disembarked from HMS Vengeance on October 3rd, a detachment of 1846 squadron disembarked from HMS Colossus on October 12th.
		HMS Nabcatcher paid off on April 1st 1947,the Royal Naval Air Section at Kai Tak re-commissioning the same day as HMS Flycatcher, the name formerly belonging to the MONAB formation station in the UK.
		HMS Flycatcher paid off on December 31st 1947; the RN Air Section facilities at Kai Tak Airport were reduced to a ‘care and Maintenance’ basis at 18 months notice to reopen.
	www.btinternet.com /~faahistoryweb/Nabcatcher-2.htm (695 words)

	HMS Colossus
		In 1797 HMS Colossus commanded by captain George Murray was one of a fleet of 15 ships and 7 small craft commanded by admiral Sir John Jervis with his flagship HMS Victory.
		HMS Colossus while tacking into action, had her foreyard and foretopsail yard shot away in the slings, and her foretopmast went a little above the cap.
		In October 1798 HMS Colossus commanded by captain George Murray was one of a squadron under Rear Admiral Lord Nelson with his Flagship HMS Vanguard which took part in the Blockade of Malta, then occupied by the French, and on October 28th the neighboring and dependant island of Gozo capitulated.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_colossus.htm (1264 words)

	Research Collections Information Service Sheets at the Royal Naval Museum
		He was appointed as Executive Officer for HMS Raleigh, a new frigate built in iron and sheathed in wood.
		When the Arabs began to charge at the detachment, Wilson engaged in hand to hand combat to defend the Brigade’s gun, even when he was wounded himself, until some army regiments were able to come to their assistance.
		In 1893, he was appointed to HMS Sans Pareil and witnessed the collision of HMSs Camperdown and Victoria, which led to the sinking of the Camperdown with severe loss of life, including Admiral Sir George Tryon.
	www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_arthur_wilson.htm (1038 words)

	HMS Prince of Wales
		HMS Prince of Wales, was built by Cammell Laird and launched on the 3rd May 1939.
		HMS Prince of Wales is shown firing on the Bismarck and in the background a huge fl cloud is all that is left of HMS Hood.
		HMS Repulse by Ivan Berryman Wearing her unusual fl and white disruptive colour scheme, HMS Repulse is pictured as part of Force Z in company with HMS Prince of Wales and the destroyer Vampire.
	www.navalprints.com /hms_prince_of_wales.htm (1356 words)

	The world's top hms colossus websites
		She was a Colossus second-class battleship, launched in 1882 and commissioned in 1886.
		The third Colossus was a Colossus-class dreadnought, commissioned in 1911.
		She fought at the Battle of Jutland and was scrapped in 1928 due to the Washington Treaty.
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/hms_colossus (353 words)

	New European Regiment Forum - HMS PIONEER HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		HMS Theseus was a Commando carrier during the Suez Crisis in November 1956.
		When North Korea invaded South Korea on Sunday 25 June 1950, HMS Triumph was on a cruise to Japan, in company with the other ships of the Far East Fleet, she was the only Royal Navy carrier in the Far East.
		HMS Triumph went into reserve and became a training ship during the mid-1950s and was converted to a heavy repair ship during 1958-1965.
	www.ner-clan.net /global/printthread.php?t=4782 (1228 words)

	Mary Rose Archaeological Services - Current Projects - Page 3 of 3
		In June 2002 a large ornately carved and decorated wooden statue of a warrior figure was raised from the wreck of HMS Colossus.
		HMS Roebuck : A bell and shell retrieved from the wreck of William Dampier’s HMS Roebuck, have been conserved by MRAS.
		Since HMS Roebuck was one of His Majesty's ships, sinking during the reign of William III, the Ministry of Defence have jurisdiction over the relics.
	www.maryrose.org /archservice/projects3.htm (477 words)

	HMS Colossus (1882) at AllExperts
		The second HMS Colossus was a Colossus class second-class British 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.
		Colossus was put up for sale in 1906, finally being broken up in 1908.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hm/hms_colossus_(1882).htm (194 words)

	Model Links - The Royal Navy Ships of Victor Johns
		HMS Relentless, HMS Repulse, HMS Resolution; fine names, names to gladden the heart of every true Brit and dismay any foreigners with a grasp of English.
		My first assumption was that these names had been chosen by some fresh faced innocent unaware of their connotations, but a careful reading of the index suggested that the choice of such names was deliberate and malicious.
		But it is hard not to imagine the crew of HMS Narcissus leaning over the side to admire their reflections in the water, or the crew of HMS Spanker being accosted by leather-clad masochists in dockside bars.
	home.swipnet.se /ew-11578/model_links.htm (1338 words)

	Colossus Class
		HMS Glory flying her paying-off pennant on 8th December 1950, Glory leaves Grand Harbour to return to Devonport.
		HMS Hermes was coverted to an Anti-submarine Carrier and fitted with a 'Ski-Jump' for Sea Harriers.
		HMS Glory arrived in the Far East too late to take part in active combat during World War Two although she accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in New Guinea in 1945 and participated in the operation to repatriate ex-Japanese POWs following the war.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /colossus_class1.htm (1383 words)

	Local Heritage Initiative - HMS Colossus - how the project came about
		HMS Colossus - what the project is about
		HMS Colossus - what the project has done
		Some work to recover parts of the wreck of HMS Colossus was done in 2001-2002 and paid for by a private individual.
	www.lhi.org.uk /projects_directory/projects_by_region/south_west/cornwall/hms_colossus_field_debris_survey/hms_colossus_.html (523 words)

	HMS Hood
		HMS Hood took part in the bombardment of Mers-el-Kibir on the 3rd July 1940.
		HMS Hood received several heavy hits and blew up and sank quickly, only 3 of her crew survived...
		HMS Hood passes beneath the forth Bridge on her way to Rosyth during one of her many visits to the Firth in the 1930s.
	www.naval-art.com /hood.htm (2796 words)

	HMS Colossus, Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier, HMS Anson
		HMS Anson is shown with HMS Colossus at Sydney 1945.
		The King George V class battleship HMS Anson is pictured in Sydney Harbour where she joined the Pacific Fleet in July 1945, viewed across the flight deck of HMS Vengeance, where ten of her Vought F4.U Corsairs are ranged in front of a single folded Fairey Barracuda.
		HMS Anson, was built by Swan Hunter, and launched on the 24th February 1940, She spent most of her time in the Home Fleet on Convoy Duty on the Murmansk Convoy Route.
	www.navalprints.com /hms_anson.htm (421 words)

	List of battleships of the Royal Navy
		Also included, is a list of Battlecruisers of the RN.
		HMS Dreadnought - this is the 1906 Dreadnought, that is considered the defining modern battleship)
		HMS Canada - one battleship, the other converted into an aircraft carrier
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_battleships_of_the_royal_navy.html (115 words)

	HMS Colossus - Great War Forum
		I am trying to trace an officer named Aleander Fletcher who was serving aboard HMS Colossus at the outbreak of the war.
		Alexander Leslie Fletcher, LT seniority 1 April 1908, was assigned to COLOSSUS on 19 November 1913.
		In 1931, he was appointed inspector of east Scotland division of HM Coastguard based in Aberdeen, hence the address there.
	1914-1918.invisionzone.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=69025&view=getnewpost (617 words)

	Archaeoptics » HMS Colossus Stern Figure
		HMS Colossus Stern Figure Friday, Jul 7 2006
		In 1798, HMS Colossus, a ship of the line, ran aground on the Isles of Scilly and was lost.
		One of the earliest major portions of the ship that was discovered was a carving depicting a male figure in neo-classical dress holding aloft in his left hand what appears to be a laurel wreath.
	www.archaeoptics.co.uk /archives/2006/07/07/hms-colossus-stern-figure (257 words)

	HMS Colossus
		HMS Colossus was Built by Scotts of Greenock and launched on the 9th of April 1910 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on the 8th August 1911.
		HMS Colossus joined the 2nd Division of the Home Fleet and the 2nd Battle Squadron between May and December 1912 and in August 1914 she became Flagship to the 1st battle squadron.
		Together with her sister ship, Hercules, HMS Colossus acquitted herself well at the Battle of Jutland where she fired 93 12in rounds, but received only two hits from enemy fire which caused minor damage and left nine crew injured.
	www.naval-art.com /hms_colosus.htm (347 words)

	HMS Colossus at AllExperts
		Colossus (1910) - Dreadnought battleship of the Colossus* class, commissioned in 1911.
		She fought at the Battle of Jutland and was scrapped in 1928 under terms of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty.
		Colossus - Light aircraft carrier of the Colossus* class, commissioned in 1944.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hm/hms_colossus.htm (207 words)

	HMS NELSON BATTLESHIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		HMS DUKE OF YORK 1940 KING GEORGE V CLASS
		HMS EMPEROR OF INDIA 1913 IRON DUKE CLASS
		HMS KING GEORGE V 1939 KING GEORGE V CLASS
	www.homestead.com /nelson1/BRITISHBATTLESHIPS.html (77 words)

	History
		She was commissioned by the Bishop of Newcastle on 16th December 1944 as HMS Vengeance under the Command of Captain D.M.L. Neame, and moved to the Tyne Commissioning Quay.
		Captain D.M.L. Neame RN, Captain D.S.O. Farrer RM HMS Vengeance was destined to form part of the British Pacific Fleet's 11th ACS (Aircraft Carrier Squadron), Light Fleet Carriers under the Command of Rear Admiral Harcourt and including HMS Colossus, HMS Glory and HMS Venerable.
		Between 29th March to 18th November 1949, HMS Contest, was a C Class Destroyer, whose duty was to be guard destroyer 'chasing' aircraft carriers to pick up any ditched pilots, HMS Illustrious and HMS Vengeance were two of the carriers involved.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /vengeance/History_RN.html (1026 words)

	HMS Lion
		HMS Iron Duke (Flagship), HMS Agincourt, HMS Colossus, HMS Hercules, HMS Marlborough, HMS Neptune, HMS Revenge, HMS St. Vincent.
		HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland by Ivan Berryman.
		HMS Lion with her sister ship HMS Princess Royal are shown firing on the German High Seas Fleet which can be seen in the distance during the Battle of Jutland.
	www.military-art.com /dhm1002.htm (947 words)

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