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HMS Glorious |
Type: |
Battlecruiser (a) |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Harland & Wolf Ltd. Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Pennant Number: |
77 |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
April 20, 1916 |
Keel Laid: |
May 1, 1915 |
Commissioned: |
October 14, 1917 January 7, 1930 (as carrier) |
Fate: |
Sunk June 8, 1940 by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Location: Norwegian Sea 324 miles west of Narvik, Norway. (68.45N - 04.30E) 1,523 crewmen and Fleet Air Arm men killed, 43 survivors. *Converted into an aircraft carrier 1924-1930. Note: HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta were also lost in this action. |
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(a): |
Converted into an aircraft carrier between Feb. 1924 and Jan. 1930. |
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Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar. 24, 2007 |
