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|N.02 (Sep 1915), N.50 (Jan, 1918)<ref>Dittmar & Colledge, p. 102.</ref>
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|laid=26 May, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 47}}
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Glatton''''' was a [[coast defence battleship]] constructed in Britain for the [[Sjøforsvaret|Royal Norwegian Navy]] but was purchased by the [[Royal Navy]] upon the outbreak of the [[First World War]].
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|Laid down:
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|26 May, 1913
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|Launched:
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|8 August, 1914<ref>Dittmar & Colledge, p. 102.</ref>
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|Commissioned:
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|July, 1918
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|Sold:
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|16 September, 1918
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|Fate:
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|Lost to internal explosion
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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson  no-repeat scroll top left;"|General Characteristics
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|Displacement:
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|4,825 tons (normal)<br>5,700 tons (fully loaded)
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|Length:
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|290 feet
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|Beam:
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|74 feet
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|Draught:
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|16 feet 4 inches
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|Propulsion:
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|2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers
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|Speed:
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|13 knots
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|Range:
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|2,500 miles at 10 knots
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|Complement:
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|303
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|Armament:
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*2 × BL 9.2"/50 Elswick Pattern 'E' guns in single Mark IX mountings
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*6 × BL 6"/49 Mark XVIII guns in single Mark IV mountings
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'''H.M.S. ''Glatton''''' was a [[coast defence battleship]] constructed in Britain for the [[Sjøforsvaret|Royal Norwegian Navy]] but was purchased by the [[Royal Navy]] upon the outbreak of the [[First World War]].
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==Service==
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==Captains==
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Neston William Diggle|nick=Neston W. Diggle|appt=24 June, 1918|end=16 September, 1918{{HepperLosses|p. 140}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|precBy=New Command|note=vessel lost under his command}}
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==Alterations==
 
==Alterations==
''Glatton'''s main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she joined the fleet, specifically September 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919''.  p. 15.</ref>
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''Glatton'''s main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she was commissioned, specifically September 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919''.  p. 15.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Glatton_(1914) Wikipedia]
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 6 April 2018

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.

Alterations

Glatton's main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she was commissioned, specifically September 1918.[9]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 47.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  8. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 140.
  9. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919. p. 15.

Bibliography


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