HMS Glatton
Four ships of the British
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS
Glatton
.
The first
HMS
Glatton
(1795)
was a 56-gun
fourth rate
, originally an
East Indiaman
purchased in 1795 and converted. Participated in the 1797
Battle of Camperdown
, and the 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
. Converted to a water depot in 1814 and sunk as a
breakwater
in 1830.
The second
HMS
Glatton
(1855)
was an
Aetna
-class ironclad floating battery
launched in 1855 and broken up in 1864.
The third
HMS
Glatton
(1871)
was a
turret ship
launched in 1871 and sold 1903.
The fourth
HMS
Glatton
(1914)
was a
coast defence ship
, originally the
Norwegian
Bjørgvin
, purchased in 1915 and accidentally blown up in September 1918.