HMS Glory

1898 GLO RY a member of the Canopus class of six battleships constructed for the Royal Navy at around the turn of the 19th century.

THE CAROPUS CLASS
Conceived as smaller, faster (by one knot) versions of the Majestic class launched in 1894-96, the Canopuses were designed with service on the China Station in mind. They displaced around 1500 tons less than their predecessors largely as a result of them having the newly-developed Krupp face-hardened armour, which performed as well as the old Harvey armour at two-third its thickness. HMS Glory was actually the first of the class to be started, on 1 December 1896. Built at Lairds in Birkenhead, she was a long time in the building, not being launched until 11 March 1899, by which time all her sister-ships save the Vengence, a late addition, were already in the water. She was completed in October 1900.

ARMAMENT AND EQUIPMENT

Like all the British battleships of the period, Glory was armed with 12in (305mm) guns in twin turrets fore and aft, and mounted 12 X 6in (152mm) guns as her secondary armament. She also carried ten X 12pdrs and six X 3pdr saluting guns, and had four submerged 18in (457mm) torpedo tubes. She was also equipped with a ram bow, even though the concept was by then fast going out of fashion.

TECHNICAL DATA

Type: Battleship
Machinery: 2-shaft, vertical triple-expansion engines delivering 1 3,500ihp
Dimensions (overall): Length, 1 28.5m (421.5ft); beam, 22.6m (74ft)
Displacement: 13,1 50t standard; 1 4,300t deep load
Draught: 8m (26.2ft) full load
Complement: 682
Speed: 18 knots (33.5km/h)