HMS Glory (R62)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Glory
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Laid down	27 August 1942
Launched	27 November 1943
Commissioned	2 April 1945
Decommissioned	1956
Fate	Scrapped in Inverkeithing, Scotland 1961
General characteristics
Class & type	Colossus-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	13,190 long tons (13,400 t)
Length	695 ft (212 m) oa; 630 ft (192 m) pp;
Beam	80 ft (24 m)
Draught	18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) (mean); 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) (deep load);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; Parsons geared steam turbines; 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
Speed	25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	1,300 (including air group)
Armament	24 × QF 2-pounder naval guns (6 quadruple mounts); 32 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;
Aircraft carried	48

HMS Glory (R62) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy laid down on 27 August 1942 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast. She was launched on 27 November 1943 by Lady Cynthia Brooke, wife of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

History

United Kingdom
Name	Glory
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Laid down	27 August 1942
Launched	27 November 1943
Commissioned	2 April 1945
Decommissioned	1956
Fate	Scrapped in Inverkeithing, Scotland 1961
General characteristics
Class & type	Colossus-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	13,190 long tons (13,400 t)
Length	695 ft (212 m) oa 630 ft (192 m) pp
Beam	80 ft (24 m)
Draught	18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) (mean) 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × shafts Parsons geared steam turbines 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed	25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	1,300 (including air group)
Armament	24 × QF 2-pounder naval guns (6 quadruple mounts) 32 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Aircraft carried	48