French ship Colosse explained

Three vessels of the French Navy have borne the name Colosse ("Colossus"):

• , a 36-gun frigate, bore the name Colosse in her late career.
• , a, bore the name before being razeed into the 60-gun frigate Pallas
• , an 118-gun ship of the line, bore the name Colosse when she was used as a barack hulk.

Notes and references

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922 . 120–121. Group Retozel-Maury Millau.