HMS Glitter

HMS Glitter was an Admiralty steel drifter of the Royal Navy, constructed in 1918. She was one of 38 named vessels of the class that were completed in 1917-1918.[1] She became a base ship in 1939, taking the name HMS Raleigh, and was sold into civilian service as Ocean Raleigh in 1946.[1] She was scrapped in April 1960.[2]

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Glitter until 1939, then HMS Raleigh
Builder: Alexander Hall & Co., Aberdeen[1]
Launched: 8 October 1918
Fate: Sold 1946, renamed Ocean Raleigh[1]
United Kingdom
Name: Ocean Raleigh
In service: 1946
Fate: Scrapped April 1960
General characteristics
Class and type: Admiralty steel drifter[1]
Tonnage: 96 gross register tons[1]
Displacement: 199 tons[1]
Length: 86 ft (26 m)[1]
Beam: 18.5 ft (5.6 m)[1]
Armament: 1 x 6-pounder gun[1]

References

  1. Colledge, JJ; Warlow, Ben (2010). Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Casemate. pp. xiii, 162. ISBN 978-1-935149--07-1.
  2. "Aberdeen Built Ships". Aberdeenships.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.


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