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*Captain [[Charles Frederick Corbett|Charles F. Corbett]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 323.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Charles Frederick Corbett|Charles F. Corbett]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 323.</ref>
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*Captain [[Robert Woodyear Glennie|Robert W. Glennie]], 20 July, 1916.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 394''r''.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:33, 5 February 2011

H.M.S. Glory
Career Details
Built By: Laird's
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

Captain Frederick S. Inglefield was appointed in command on 1 November, 1900.

Commanding Officers

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. Navy List (December, 1914). p. 323.
  2. Navy List (December, 1916). p. 394r.

Bibliography

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