H.M.S. COLOSSUS (VICTORIAN 1882)

SAILORS CAP TALLY. FULL LENGTH
HMS Colossus launched in 1882 She was one of the first, if not the first, modern battleship. She had several features which would be standard for all gun warships up to the Second World War including all steel construction, a main battery of breech loading major caliber guns (ie. 10 inches or greater) mounted in turrets and was propelled only by steam engines instead of a combination of steam and sails - as was common in the mid-19th century.

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