H.M.S. Glatton (1914)
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| H.M.S. Glatton (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.02 (Sep 1915) N.50 (Jan, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick[2] |
| Laid down: | 26 May, 1913[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Aug, 1914[4] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1918[5] |
| Exploded: | 16 Sep, 1918[6] |
| Fate: | internal explosion at Dover[7] |
H.M.S. Glatton was a coast defence battleship constructed in Britain for the Royal Norwegian Navy but was purchased by the Royal Navy upon the outbreak of the First World War.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Neston W. Diggle, 24 June, 1918 – 16 September, 1918[8] (vessel lost under his command)
Alterations
Glatton's main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she was commissioned, specifically September 1918.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 140.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919. p. 15.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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