HMS Glory (R62)
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| Career |
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| Laid down: | 8 November 1942 |
| Launched: | 27 November 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 2 April 1945 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1961 |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 13,400 tons |
| Length: | 695 ft (211.8 m) |
| Beam: | 80 ft (24.4 m) |
| Draught: | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam Turbines 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Complement: | 1,300 (including air group) |
| Aircraft: | 48 |
After the surrender at Rabaul, Glory assisted in the retaking of Hong Kong, and then went to Australia and Canada in the British equivalent of Operation Magic Carpet. The ship returned to the United Kingdom in 1947 and was then placed in reserve. In November 1949, the ship was taken out of reserve and fully returned to service just over a year later in December 1950.
Glory then deployed to Korea in April 1951 for the first of three wartime deployments. The first deployment ended in September of that year, but Glory was back on station from January to May of 1952 and November 1952 to May 1953. After the very active service of the Korean War, Glory saw out 1954 as a ferry, troop carrier and helicopter base. 1956 saw the end of the ship's active career, as it was placed in reserve. In 1961, Glory was sold to an Inverkeithing scrap merchant.
See HMS Glory for other ships of this name.
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