H.M.S. Glorious (77)
General Details
Nationality	British
Type	Aircraft Carrier (built as large cruiser)
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast. United Kingdom
Laid down	1. May 1915
Launched	20. April 1916
Commissioned	14 Octobert 1917
Fate	Used as training vessel post WWI. Decommissioned 1921 and scheduled to be scrapped. Converted to aircraft carrier 1. February 1924 - 10. March 1930 at Rosyth and Devonport Dockyards. Refitted 1. May 1934 - 23. July 1935 Sunk 8. June 1940 by the German battleships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau west of Harstead, Norway, Norwegian Sea
Displacement
Standard	19.230 tons (as cruiser) 16.500 tons (as carrier)
Full Load	22.690 tons (as cruiser) 27.000 tons (as carrier)
Dimensions
Lenght (waterline)	229,6 m (735,3')
Lenght (Overall)	239,6 m (786,3')
Beam (design)	24,7 m (81')
Beam (after conversion)	27,3 m (89,7')
Draft	7,6 m (25')
Flight Deck Length	213 m (700')
Flight Deck Width	24,3 m (80')
Armament (design)
Main battery	4 x 380 mm (15")/42 cal MkI (2 x 2) Removed in conversion
Secondary battery	18 x 102 mm (4")/45 cal QF HA MkV (18 x 1)
Anti-Aircraft	2 x 76 mm (12pdr) QF HA MkI (2 x 1)
Torpedoes	2 x 533 mm (21") submerged (2 x 1) Later 14 x 533 mm (21") (2 submerged 10 above deck)
Armament (after conversion)
Main battery	16 x 120 mm (4.7")/40 cal QF MkVIII (16 x 1)
Anti-Aircraft	4 x 40,5 mm (2pdr)/40 cal MkVIII (4 x 1)
Armament (1939-40)
Main battery	16 x 120 mm (4.7")/40 cal QF MkVIII (16 x 1)
Anti-Aircraft	24 x 40,5 mm (2pdr)/40 cal MkVIII (3 x 8) 4 x 40,5 mm (2pdr)/40 cal MkVIII (4 x 1)
Radars
Radars	None
Aircraft
Fixed Wing	24-48 (after conversion)
Armour (design)
Belt	51-76 mm (2"-3") vertical
Deck	38-19 mm (1,5"-0,75")
Barbettes	76-177 mm (3"-7")
Turrets	330 mm (13") face
Conning Tower	254 mm (10")
Armour (after conversion)
Belt	76-38 mm (3"-1,5")
Deck	51-19 mm (2"-0,75")
Hangar	25 mm (1")
Propulsion
Boilers	18 Yarrow small tube
Turbines	Parsons geared steam
Shafts	4
Horsepower	90.000 shp
Endurance	5.850 NM at 16 knots
Speed	32 knots (design) 30,5 knots (maximum after conversion) 29,5 knots sea speed
Oil Bunkerage	3.685 tons
Complement
Usual	825-856 as cruiser 1100-1200 as carrier (higher at the time of sinking)

H.M.S. Glorious (77) - Photo Gallery

H.M.S. Glorious in Narvik, Norway 1940.

H.M.S. Glorious in Norway 1940 shortly before she was sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Photo taken from destroyer H.M.S. Highlander.

Technical Specifications and Photo Gallery

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Credits
Gary Martin, UK	Supplied a lot of material from his private archive. Gary Martin is a relative to one of the lost sailors.
Mike Sellick, UK	Supplied a lot of material from his private archive. Mike Sellick is a relative to one of the lost sailors.

Scharnhorst - Operation "Juno"

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