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HMS Glorious, HMS Glorious started life as a light battle-cruiser. Laid down on the 1st May 1915 at the Harland and Wolff shipyards. and launched on the 20th April 1916. and completed on the 14th October 1916. This Battle Cruiser only saw one action during world war one at Heligoland bight on the 17th November 1917. It was then that a weakness to the ships decking was found when HMS Glorious had fired its main armament of four 15-inch guns (mounted in pairs ) one pair forward and pair aft. the firing actually caused the structural damage. Probably due to this weakness HMS Glorious and her sister ship HMS Courageous were placed in the Royal naval reserve fleet in February 1919, at Devonport, Plymouth
HMS Glorious and her sister ship HMS Courageous were converted into aircraft carriers. HMS Glorious was converted in 1930. (an interesting fact, was that there main armament of 15inch guns were stored and finally re used for the last battleship of the Royal navy, HMS Vanguard, HMS Glorious four 15-inch guns were mounted aft, and Courageous guns mounted forward. on HMS Vanguard.
HMS Glorious by Ivan Berryman HMS Glorious flying off a Fairey Swordfish at sunset with HMS Ardent off to Starboard.
Engage by Randall Wilson. HMS Glorious and HMS Repulse fire opening salvos against the German cruiser Pillau at the Heligoland Bight 17th November 1917.
Moment of Truth by Keith Woodcock The print depicts the moment as the first Hurricane of 46 squadron of the Royal Air Force, without arrestor hooks or wires the squadron was led by Sqd Ldt Kenneth Cross as he approaches the ill-fated carrier HMS Glorious. during the evacuation of Norway in June 1940. 'Bing' later said, "we showed them they were wrong". The Fleet Air Arm pilots were delighted saying, "Marvelous bloody marvelous, now we'll get them too." All had landed safely by 4.30am on June 8th. These superb prints have been co signed by Sqd ldr Kenneth cross