HMS Glory (R62)

History
United Kingdom
NameGlory
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast[1]
Laid down27 August 1942[1]
Launched27 November 1943[1]
Commissioned2 April 1945[1]
Decommissioned1956
FateScrapped in Inverkeithing, Scotland 1961[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeColossus-class aircraft carrier
Displacement13,190 long tons (13,400 t)
Length
  • 695 ft (212 m) oa
  • 630 ft (192 m) pp
Beam80 ft (24 m)
Draught
  • 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) (mean)
  • 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) (deep load)
Propulsion
  • 2 × shafts
  • Parsons geared steam turbines
  • 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement1,300 (including air group)
Armament
Aircraft carried48

HMS Glory (R62) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy laid down on 27 August 1942 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast.[1] She was launched on 27 November 1943[1] by Lady Cynthia Brooke, wife of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 20.
  2. ^ Chesneau 1998, p. 129.
  3. ^ "History". H.M.S Glory Web Site. H.M.S Glory Association. Retrieved 3 August 2012.