HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, L
Glorious after her conversion into an aircraft carrier
Glorious at anchor during the First World War
Aerial view of Glorious under way, 1936
The Courageous class consisted of three battlecruisers known as "large light cruisers" built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. The class was nominally designed to support the Baltic Proje
HMS Glorious
…HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, Lord Fisher…
Courageous as a battlecruiser during the First World War
Right elevation and plan view of the Courageous class from Brassey's Naval Annual 1923
Furious had a single 18-inch gun fitted
Furious as originally completed