HMS Glowworm
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | G |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns |
Met Admiral Hipper off Norway on 8 April 1940 and, outgunned, rammed her before sinking. Hipper's captain, Hellmuth Heye, wrote to the British through the Red Cross praising her fight, and Lieutenant-Commander Gerard Roope was given a posthumous Victoria Cross on his recommendation.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
- 2 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 1 depth charge rack and 2 throwers, 20 × depth charges
| Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston, Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 August 1934 |
| Launched | 22 July 1935 |
| Commissioned | 22 January 1936 |
| Displacement | 1,350 long tons (1,370 t) (standard) 1,883 long tons (1,913 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 323 ft (98.5 m) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 137 (peacetime), 146 (wartime) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
22 July 1935
8 April 1940
Rammed Hipper; 109 killed