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COLOSSUS (Sept. 30, 1943) Displacement: 13,190 tons (18,040 full load) Complement: 1,350 Length: 694 ft 6 in Beam: 80 ft 3 in Draught: 23 ft (mean) Aircraft: 39 to 44, according to type Guns: 24 - 2 pdr. pompoms 19 - 40 mm AA Machinery: Parsons geared turbines.2 shafts. S.H.P.: 40,000 = 25 kts.Boilers: 4, of 3-drum type (400 lb. worling pressure, 700° max. superheat), arranged en echelon. Note: This ship has been lent to the French Navy for five years, from August, 1946, in order that training in naval flying may be conducted on up-to-date lines.She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., on the Tyne, 1/6/42, and completed 16/12/44 for the Royal Navy.

DIXMUDE (ex- HMS Biter, ex- Rio Parana, 1941) Displacement: 8,200 tons (14,500 full load) Complement: 800 Length: 496 ft (o. a.) Beam: 69.5 ft Draught: 25.5 ft (max.) Aircraft: 20 to 30, according to type Guns: 3 - 4 inch AA 8 - 20 mm AA 4 M.G. (This armament is believed to have been modified.) Machinery: 2 sets Diesels. B.H.P.: 8,500 = 16.5 kts. Notes: Built by Seattle-Tacoma S.B. Corp. Taken over by French Navy, April 9, 1945. Generally similiar to USS Charger and Long Island.

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