HMS Glory
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Glory |
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 27 Nov 1943 |
| Completed | March 1945 |
| In service | 2 Apr 1945 |
| Out of service | 1956 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Inverkeithing, Scotland 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Colossus class Aircraft Carrier |
| Tonnage | 13, 400 tons |
| Length | 695 ft (212m) |
| Beam | 80 ft (24m) |
| Depth | 18 ft 6 in (5.64m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 25 knots (26 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,300 crew with air complement of 48 aircraft |
Remarks
Ship had Armament of 24 × QF 2 pounder naval gun (6 quadruple mounts) & 32 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon