H.M.S. Glatton (1914)
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| H.M.S. Glatton | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.50 (April, 1918) |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick |
| Ordered: | 1912 |
| Laid down: | 26 May, 1913 |
| Launched: | 8 August, 1913 |
| Commissioned: | September, 1918 |
| Sold: | 28 August, 1928 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,825 tons (normal) 5,700 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length: | 290 feet |
| Beam: | 74 feet |
| Draught: | 16 feet 4 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Range: | 2,500 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 303 |
| Armament: |
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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.
Footnotes
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)
