hms glorious second courageous class battlecruisers built royal_navy world war designed support championed lord fisher lightly armoured armed heavy guns glorious completed late spent war patrolling north_sea participated second battle bight november present german high seas fleet surrendered year later glorious paid end war rebuilt aircraft carrier late 1920s carry aircraft half sister furious approximately spent career operating mediterranean_sea start second world war glorious spent rest unsuccessfully hunting german cruiser admiral indian_ocean returning mediterranean recalled april support british operations norway evacuating british aircraft norway june ship sunk german battleships north_sea loss lives design description world war admiral fisher prevented ordering improved version preceding renown class battlecruisers wartime restriction banned construction ships larger light cruisers obtain ships suitable traditional battlecruiser roles scouting fleets hunting enemy raiders settled design minimal armour light cruiser armament battlecruiser justified existence claiming needed fast shallow draught ships plan invade germany baltic coast glorious overall length feet inches beam feet draught feet inches deep load displaced long tons load long tons deep load glorious sisters large warships royal_navy geared steam turbines save time installation light cruiser champion cruiser royal_navy geared turbines simply doubled parsons turbines powered eighteen yarrow small tube boilers designed produce total shaft horsepower working pressure psi kpa cm2 ship abbreviated sea trials reached knots mph ship designed normally carry long tons fuel oil carry maximum long tons capacity steam estimated nautical miles speed knots mph glorious carried inch mark guns twin powered mark turrets fore aft secondary armament consisted eighteen inch mark guns mounted manually powered triple mounts mounts close tended interfere mount intended purpose provide high rate fire torpedo boats smaller craft pair inch cwt anti aircraft guns fitted abreast mainmast glorious mounted submerged tubes inch torpedoes torpedoes carried world war keel laid belfast shipyard glorious launched april completed october sea trials november courageous sustained structural damage running speed rough head sea damaged areas shortly prevent glorious suffer similar damage receive commissioning courageous served 3rd light cruiser squadron grand_fleet 1st cruiser squadron sunk battle jutland squadron formed courageous flagship sister ship glorious cost build costs glorious received half dozen torpedo mounts tubes mount mainmast upper deck mounts rear turret quarterdeck october admiralty received word german ship movements possibly indicating sort raid admiral commander grand_fleet ordered light cruisers destroyers sea effort locate enemy ships courageous glorious initially ordered sea sent reinforce 2nd patrolling central north_sea later day german class light cruisers managed slip gaps british patrols destroyed convoy bound norway morning october word received engagement afternoon 1st ordered intercept unsuccessful german cruisers faster expected second battle bight admiralty concerned german efforts sweep paths british laid minefields intended restrict actions high_seas_fleet german submarines preliminary raid german forces october light forces destroyed small ships admiralty decided larger operation destroy light cruiser escorts based intelligence reports admiralty allocated november cover provided reinforced 1st distant cover battleships 1st battle squadron german ships light cruisers destroyers divisions filled mark swept route spotted rising sun courageous light cruiser cardiff opened fire forward guns seven minutes later germans responded laying smoke screen spotting targets difficult british continued pursuit lost track smaller ships smoke concentrated fire light cruisers opportunity permitted inch hit gun shield affect speed left hand gun glorious forward turret wrecked shell detonated inside gun barrel 1st broke pursuit enter minefield marked maps ships turned south playing role battle glorious required days repairs right damage caused premature muzzle blast fired inch inch shells engagement ship received flying platforms turrets carried rear turret forward turret present surrender german fleet november glorious reduced reserve february served turret drill ship flagship conversion severely limited capital ship royal_navy forced scrap older battleships battlecruisers long tons existing ships converted aircraft carriers courageous class ships combination large hull high speed ideal candidate conversion glorious began conversion towed devonport completion commissioned february ship post conversion sea trials reached knots mph inch turrets placed storage later reused world war hms vanguard royal_navy battleship new design improved half sister lacked island conventional funnel superstructure guns torpedo tubes fittings main deck removed storey hangar level feet high feet long built remaining hull upper hangar level opened short flying deck forward main flight deck flying deck improved launch recovery cycle flexibility new fighters requiring longer takeoff rolls lower deck obsolete 1930s foot lifts installed fore aft flight deck island bridge flying control station funnel added starboard islands found contribute significantly ship carry imperial gallons gal petrol aircraft glorious received dual purpose armament sixteen inch mark viii guns single high angle mark mounts mount lower flight deck pair quarterdeck remaining mounts distributed sides ship refit glorious received pounder mounts flying deck forward inch guns island flight deck received water cooled calibre machine guns single quadruple mounting glorious recommissioned february service mediterranean_fleet attached home_fleet march june relieved courageous mediterranean_fleet june remained october fog april glorious rammed french ocean liner florida amidships steaming knots mph impact feet flying deck killed aboard glorious passengers crew aboard florida glorious forced gibraltar temporary repairs sail malta permanent repairs lasted september early 1930s traverse arresting gear installed refitted devonport july july received hydraulic upper flight deck extended rear quarterdeck raised deck received multiple mounts glorious participated returning mediterranean air group glorious carry aircraft recommissioned carried fighters torpedo bombers reconnaissance planes glorious returned united_kingdom april aside period mid-1930s carried squadron flew mixture fighters dozen squadrons embarked reconnaissance anti ship attack missions flew torpedo bombers reconnaissance aircraft glorious recommissioned refit squadron embarked initially squadron converted world war glorious served briefly mediterranean_fleet time world war broke october moved suez_canal indian_ocean force organized hunt admiral indian_ocean successful glorious remained indian_ocean december returned mediterranean recalled home_fleet april provide air cover british forces landing norway eighteen squadron raf flown aboard transferred norwegian squadron plus eighteen squadrons embarked glorious arrived central norway april squadron flown aircraft attacked targets south trondheim glorious return scapa_flow late april refuel embark new aircraft glorious provided air cover carriers damaged bomber reconnaissance mission departing transferred returned unable load new aircraft poor weather dozen squadron managed flown aboard task force heavy air attack luftwaffe day withdrawn evening dive bomber shot dropped bomb patrol glorious returned amphibious flying boats squadron squadron raf aircraft loaded aboard crane quickly flown airfield ready hurricanes aboard glorious returned glorious came area hurricanes quickly flown success proved british forces ordered withdrawn days later evacuation operation alphabet began north night june glorious arrived coast june provide support carried sea squadrons self defence hoped evacuate raf fighters possible squadron flown aboard afternoon june hurricanes squadron flown aboard significant problems early evening despite having higher landing speed flown land bases destroyed evacuation pilots discovered kilogram carried rear hurricane allowed brakes applied immediately landing time high performance landed aircraft carrier sinking commanding officer glorious captain hughes executive officer courageous months granted permission proceed independently scapa_flow early hours june hold court martial commander air refused order carry attack shore targets grounds targets best ill defined aircraft task left await trial way funnel smoke glorious escorting destroyers ardent spotted german battleships german ships spotted shortly ardent dispatched investigate glorious alter course increase speed ordered flight deck action stations ordered combat air patrol flown aircraft ready deck quick glorious crow nest opened fire ardent range yards causing destroyer withdraw firing torpedoes making smoke screen ardent scored hit inch guns hit times german ships secondary armament sank switched fire glorious scored hit minutes later approximate range yards hit forward flight deck burst upper hangar starting large fire hit destroyed prepared flight hole flight deck prevented aircraft taking splinters penetrated boiler caused temporary drop steam pressure second shell hit beacon bridge killed wounded captain personnel stationed effective visibility germans ceased fire glorious glorious hit centre engine room caused lose speed commence slow circle port developed list starboard german ships closed yards continued fire glorious sank approximately survivors german ships approached glorious destroyer trying maintain broke smoke fired torpedoes hit battleship abreast rear turret badly damaged managed hit inch guns german gunfire sank according survivors estimates men abandoned glorious german ships try save survivors royal_navy knew sinking announced german radio norwegian ship passage arrived late june picked survivors eventually delivering alive died norwegian ship making picked survivors sighted german aircraft forced return norway alive prisoners war years believed survivor glorious rescued german seaplane total survivors including ardent total killed missing glorious ardent total disaster failure mount effective rescue clearly embarrassment royal_navy ships encountering enemy routinely broadcast sighting report lack sighting report glorious eventually raised house_of_commons later known heavy cruiser passed miles battle flying flag vice admiral carrying orders evacuate maintain radio silence surviving glorious later testified sighting report correctly sent received suppressed departed high speed accordance orders alleged confusion use wireless frequencies board glorious contributed failure ship shore station receive sighting report cites absence normal airborne patrols glorious attendant destroyers conditions maximum visibility factor sinking glorious escorts memorials years memorial seamen lost ships stained glass window church east june years loss glorious ardent memorial plaque inscribed english norwegian unveiled near historical centre norway destroyers port acclaimed model model hms glorious renowned marine model maker built display
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