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Six ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Colossus''''':
* {{HMS|Colossus|1787}} was a 74-gun {{sclass|Courageux|ship of the line|0}} [[third rate]] [[ship of the line]] launched in 1787 and wrecked in 1798.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1803}} was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1803.  She fought at [[Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] and was broken up in 1826.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1848}} was an 80-gun [[second rate]] ship of the line launched in 1848. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1854 and sold in 1867.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1882}} was a {{sclass|Colossus|battleship (1882)|0}} [[battleship]] launched in 1882 and sold in 1908.
* {{HMS|Colossus|1910}} was a {{sclass|Colossus|battleship (1910)|0}} dreadnought battleship launched in 1910. She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and was scrapped in 1928. 
* {{HMS|Colossus|R15}} was a {{sclass|Colossus|aircraft carrier|0}} light [[aircraft carrier]] launched in 1943. She was loaned to France in 1946 and renamed ''Arromanches''. She was bought by France in 1951 and was scrapped in 1978.

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