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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. L. Pearson, January 1918.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[John Lewis Pearson]], January 1918.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain Geoffrey Hopwood, October 1918.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain Geoffrey Hopwood, October 1918.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[John Fenwick Warton|John F. Warton]], 15 March, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 802.</ref>
 
*Captain [[John Fenwick Warton|John F. Warton]], 15 March, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 802.</ref>

Revision as of 11:55, 17 October 2012

H.M.S. Glory (1899)
Pendant Number: P.08 (1914)
P.92 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Laird, Birkenhead[2]
Laid down: 1 Dec, 1896[3]
Launched: 11 Mar, 1899[4]
Commissioned: 1 Nov, 1900
Sold: 19 Dec, 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.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Aso

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  5. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 321.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 323.
  14. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 394r.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 802.

Bibliography


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