Tag: Navy
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HMS Colossus (1882): History, Design and Rare Photos
HMS Colossus (1882) HMS Colossus was a Victorian battleship that marked an important stage in the Royal Navy’s transition from early ironclads to modern steel warships. Built at Portsmouth Dockyard, she was launched in 1882 and completed in 1886, following delays in the supply of her main guns. Her sister ship was HMS Edinburgh. Designed… Read more
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Colbert (1928) French Heavy Cruiser
Colbert (1928) French Heavy Cruiser The French heavy cruiser Colbert (1928) was the second ship of the four-vessel Suffren class and represented the continued evolution of France’s Washington Treaty cruiser designs. Named after the seventeenth-century French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the cruiser combined powerful offensive armament with high speed, although like many treaty cruisers of the… Read more
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Suffren (1927) French Heavy Cruiser
Suffren (1927) French Heavy Cruiser Laid down at the Arsenal de Brest in 1926 and launched on 3 May 1927, the Suffren was the lead ship of her class and one of the most significant French warships of the interwar period. She represented France’s earnest attempt to build a modern heavy cruiser within the constraints… Read more