Colossus (1943)

Scale 1:96. Plan shows the platform deck, as fitted of the Colossus class light fleet aircraft carrier Colossus (1943). A Vickers Armstrong builders stamp, dated 6 March 1945 is printed on the drawing. A second Vickers Armstrong stamp, dated 6 March 1945 and bearing the signature of the Principal Ship Overseer, is also printed on the plan. A Portsmouth Dockyard Constructive Department stamp, dated 6 March 1945 is printed on the plan. Tables detailing the contents of magazines and bomb rooms on the deck are printed above the drawing.

Object Details

ID: NPA8926
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd
Vessels: Colossus (1943)
Date made: 6 March 1945
People: Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 492 mm x 2160 mm
Parts: Box