HMS Glasgow (C21)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Glasgow.
HMS Glasgow was a Town-class cruiser commissioned in September 1937. She took part in the Fleet Air Arm raid that crippled the Italian Fleet at Taranto in 1940. She had the unfortunate experience of sinking two Allied ships during her wartime service, once through accidental collision and the other by gunfire after a case of mistaken identity.
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Name | Glasgow |
Namesake | Glasgow |
Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock |
Laid down | 16 April 1935 |
Launched | 20 June 1936 |
Commissioned | 9 September 1937 |
Decommissioned | November 1956 |
Identification | Pennant number: C21 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, July 1958 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Town-class light cruiser |
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Length | 591 ft (180 m) overall |
Beam | 61 ft 8 in (18.80 m) |
Draught | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
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Propulsion | Four-shaft geared turbines |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Complement | 748 |
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Aircraft carried | Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft (Removed in the latter part of WWII) |
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