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Aircraft Carrier HMS Glorious (77)

10 Dec 1939
Around 1100EF/10, HMS Ramillies (Capt. H.T. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN), HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson, RN) arrived at Colombo from patrol in the Socotra area. (1)

18 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN), Suffren (Capt. R.J.M. Dillard) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson, RN) departed Colombo for exercises in the Ceylon area.

On completion of the exercises they arrived at Trincomalee on 21 December 1939. (2)

7 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson, RN) arrived at Aden. They departed for Suez later the same day. (3)

11 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson, RN) arrived at Suez. They immediately commenced the passage of the Suez Canal and arrived at Port Said the following morning. (4)

12 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1900B/12, HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson, RN) departed Port Said for Alexandria where they arrived around 0630B/13. (4)

18 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) commenced de-ammunitioning at Malta on completion of which she was to be taken in hand for refit at the Dockyard. (5)

5 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is docked in No.4 Dock at Malta. (6)

18 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is undocked. (7)

28 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730A/28, HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Westcott (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN) returned to Malta from exercises. (8)

20 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Late in the evening, Vice-Admiral L.V. Wells, CB, DSO, RN, transferred his flag from HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) to HMS Ark Royal (Capt. A.J. Power, RN). (9)

21 Apr 1940
Around 1050A/21, the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Greenock to land on aircraft and then proceed to Scapa Flow. She departed the Clyde around 1800A/21. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Hyperion (Cdr. H.St.L. Nicholson, RN), HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN) and HMS Hasty (Lt.Cdr. L.R.K. Tyrwhitt, RN).

In the late afternoon and early evening of 22 April, while conducting flying operations to the east of the Orkneys, the destroyers HMS Arrow (Cdr. H.W. Williams, RN), HMS Acheron (Lt.Cdr. R.W.F. Northcott, RN) and HMS Brazen (Lt.Cdr. M. Culme-Seymour, RN) were also briefly with the carrier.

HMS Glorious, HMS Hyperion, HMS Hereward and HMS Hasty arrived at Scapa Flow around 2000A/22. (10)

3 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600A/3, HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock where she arrived around 1630A/4. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Ivanhoe (Cdr. P.H. Hadow, RN), HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. W.S. Thomas, RN) and HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Maud, RN). (11)

24 May 1940
Around 1315A/24, the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for another attempt to fly off RAF Hurricanes to an airfield in northern Norway. She is escorted by the destroyers HMS Arrow (Cdr. H.W. Williams, RN), HMS Highlander (Cdr. W.A. Dallmeyer, RN) and HMS Wren (Cdr. H.T. Armstrong, RN).

The Hurricanes of 46 Squadron RAF were flown off to an airstrip in the Harstad area on 26 May 1940.

On the 27th, aircraft from HMS Glorious provided cover for operations in the Narvik area.

The force returned to Scapa Flow around 1600A/29 but was unable to enter due to thick fog. HMS Wren, which was low on fuel, was relieved by the destroyer HMS Electra (Lt.Cdr. S.A. Buss, MVO, RN). The force was finally able to enter Scapa Flow around 1515A/30. (11)

8 Jun 1940

The loss off HMS Glorious, HMS Acasta and HMS Ardent.

At 0253A/8, the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious (Capt. G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) parted company with the force she had been part of to return to the U.K. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Acasta (Cdr. C.E. Glasfurd, RN) and HMS Ardent (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Barker, RN).

Around 1600A/8, ships were sighted on the horizon to the north-west and HMS Ardent was ordered to close and investigate. Also five Swordfish aircraft were ordered to be ranged on deck ready to be flown off.

Around 1620A/8, it was seen that HMS Ardent was being fired on and the two ships were identified as the German battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.

Around 1630A/8, the enemy battlecruiser opened fire on HMS Glorious. Already the third salvo hit the ship and a shell exploded in the upper hangar. This started a fire and the smoke of it effected the operation of the boiler rooms. More hits followed quickly. One hit was obtained on the bridge and the carriers Commanding Officer was killed. Also the engine room was hit and the carrier lost speed and began to list. Due to the steering engine being out of action she started to circle. After about 45 minutes the fire was out of control and the list was increasing. Order to abandon ship was given and the carrier sank around 1740A/8 in position 68°45'N, 04°30'E. On 11 June 1940, Norwegian fishing vessels picked up 43 survivors, over 1200 officers and men had lost their lives.

As for the destroyers, HMS Ardent, which had been closing the two ships, and after identifying them as enemy battlecruisers, commenced laying a smoke screen between the enemy and HMS Glorious. She opened fire on the enemy and also fired her torpedoed but these all missed. She was then hit and came to a halt. After more hits she rolled over and sank around 1730A/8. There were only two survivors of her crew of 155 officers and men. These two were picked up by a German floatplane on 11 June 1940.

HMS Acasta, which had remained with HMS Glorious also commenced laying smoke to try to cover the carrier but it was in vain. With her sister ship having been hit and come to a halt and the carrier on fire, HMS Acasta commenced to attack the enemy battlecruisers through her smokescreen. On emerging from it she fired half her torpedoes obtaining a hit on the Scharnhorst. Instead of making a run for it, Commander Glasfurd decided to make another torpedo attack but on emerging from the smokescreen the ship was hit amidships in the engine room and came to a halt. None the less her guns kept firing at the enemy and the last four torpedoes were fired but these did not hit. She finally sank around 1810A/8. Out of her compliment of 162 officers and men there were only two survivors which were picked up by a Norwegian merchant vessel, unfortunately one died soon after being picked up.

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