Wreck of HMS Colossus
United Kingdom
- Position
- About 49.9° N, 6.3° W (within about 10 km)
- Sank
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- Cause
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- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised to protect a war grave
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
A military vessel lost in war, by enemy action. Wrecks lost in war are treated as war graves.
This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 85%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
HMS Colossus was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Gravesend on 4 April 1787 and wrecked on 10 December 1798. During a decade of service she fought in several major fleet engagements of the French Revolutionary Wars and participated in the Battle of Groix, the Battle of Cape St Vincent, and the Battle of the Nile. She was lost while returning to Britain carrying wounded personnel and cargo recovered after Mediterranean operations. The ship took part in campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean under senior commanders. After later duties that included convoy escort and cruising assignments, she was ordered home, transferring supplies to other vessels before departing with wounded sailors and a cargo that included antiquities collected by diplomat Sir William Hamilton.
History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
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