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HMS Glory |
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HMS Glory Laid Down : 8th November 1942 Launched : 27th November 1943 Completed : 2nd April 1945 Type : Aircraft Carrier Class : Colossus Builder : Harland and Wolff Country : UK Pennants : R62, R62 BPF, R62 Fate : Scrapped August 1961. |
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28th July 1942 - Laid down at Harland & Wolff, Belfast 27th November 1943 - Pennant Number 62 27th November 1943 - Launched November 1944 - Capt. A. W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE November 1944 - British Pacific Fleet 2nd April 1945 - Completed 23rd May 1945 - Sailed Malta 6th September 1945 - At Rabaul for the signing of Japanese surrender 24th December 1945 - Arrived Melbourne 14th January 1946 - At Sydney 24th January 1946 - Arrived Sydney 31st January 1946 - Sailed Sydney for Jervis Bay for cxercises 31st January 1946 - Sailed Melbourne 1st March 1947 - On passage to the Firth of Forth 30th April 1947 - Sailed Trincomalee 7th June 1947 - At Singapore 23rd June 1947 - Sailed Singapore 11th November 1948 - Arrived Malta from England 20th September 1949 - Sailed Malta 29th September 1949 - Capt. W.R.C. Leggatt in Command 14th December 1949 - At Malta 5th January 1950 - Exercised Off Malta 29th January 1950 - At Naples 24th May 1950 - Exercised off Malta 19th June 1950 - Exercised with Greek Navy 20th June 1950 - Arrived Malta 13th July 1950 - At Marmarice 20th September 1950 - Off Gibraltar. Flying exercises in area January 1951 - Sailed Portsmouth for Korea 2nd February 1951 - Arrived Malta 6th August 1951 - Glory In Korean Waters 3rd September 1951 - Off Korea 13th September 1951 - Off Korea supporting British Troops 24th October 1951 - Arrived Sydney for refit 7th January 1952 - Sailed Sydney for Korea 2nd May 1952 - Sailed Korean waters for the Mediterranean 28th May 1952 - Capt. K. S. Colquhoun in Command 28th May 1952 - Arrived Malta from Korea 15th August 1952 - Arrived Malta 15th September 1952 - Arrived Barcelona 20th September 1952 - Sailed Barcelona 27th October 1952 - Off Singapore en-route to Korea 5th July 1953 - Arrived Falmouth 8th July 1953 - Arrived Portsmouth from Korea 3rd November 1953 - Sailed Portsmouth for the Mediterranean 3rd November 1953 - Capt R.T. White in Command 8th February 1954 - At Malta 6th December 1954 - Arrived Portsmouth from Singapore 19th January 1955 - Sailed the Clyde to Loch Errinboll 1961 - Broken up | |||
HMS Glory Artwork Collection |
 HMS Glory 1945-1961 by Neil McCart in association with the Fleet Air Arm Museum |
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