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*Captain [[Charles Frederick Corbett|Charles F. Corbett]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 323.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Charles Frederick Corbett|Charles F. Corbett]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 323.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Robert Woodyear Glennie|Robert W. Glennie]], 20 July, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 394''r''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Robert Woodyear Glennie|Robert W. Glennie]], 20 July, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 394''r''.</ref>
*Captain John F. Warton, 15 March, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 802.</ref>
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*Captain [[John Fenwick Warton|John F. Warton]], 15 March, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 802.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Francis William Kennedy]],
 
*Captain [[Francis William Kennedy]],
  

Revision as of 16:15, 22 August 2012

H.M.S. Glory
Career Details
Built By: Laird
Laid down: 1 December, 1896
Launched: 11 March, 1899
Commissioned: 1 November, 1900
Sold: 19 December, 1922
Fate: Scrapped

Construction

On 11 March, 1899 Glory was floated out at Messrs. Laird's yard at Birkenhead. Due to the recent death of William Laird, the ceremony was kept as simple and quiet as possible, but a large crowd of people were gathered to witness the christening of the ship. Glory was christened by Mrs. John M. Laird.

Career

Radio

In 1901, while serving in the China Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a Marconi W/T kit.[1]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Aso

Footnotes

  1. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 112.
  2. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 321.
  3. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 323.
  4. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 394r.
  5. The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 802.

Bibliography

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