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HMS Colossus (1910)
HMS ''Colossus'' of the British Royal Navy was the nameship of her class of dreadnought battleships.
She was launched on 9 April 1910 and commissioned in 1911. Although very similar to ''Neptune'' she was not part of ''Neptune''s class as ''Colossus'' and her sister ship, ''Hercules'', had greater armour. She joined the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Home Fleet.
When the First World War began in August 1914, ''Colossus'' became the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron. While commanded by Captain Dudley Pound she fought with distinction at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 while acting as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Ernest Gaunt. During the battle, ''Colossus'' took two hits which caused minor damage and six casualties. When the war came to a close, ''Colossus'' became a training ship until 1920 when, under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, she was stricken and eventually broken up in 1928. Her sister-ship was scrapped in 1921.
==Origin==
In 1908 the Lords of the Admiralty became alarmed at rumours (which turned out to be incorrect) reaching them which suggested that Germany, seen as the most likely opponent in any future naval conflict, was building dreadnoughts in secret in a bid to exceed the number operated by the Royal Navy. Agitation to accelerate the British dreadnought building programme was led by Admiral Fisher, the First Sea Lord at the time.〔''British Battleships'', Oscar Parkes p. 528 ISBN 0-85052-604-3〕 There was considerable opposition to the proposal, led by Winston Churchill who was at that time President of the Board of Trade. This opposition was ultimately overruled, and ''Colossus'' and her sister ship HMS ''Hercules'' were approved for construction in the 1909 programme. She was launched on April 9, 1910 and completed and commissioned in July 1911.
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