HMS Glorious Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau

6 Jun 1940 HMS Glorious and her two escorting destroyers, Acasta and Ardent, were found by the two German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau of the Kriegsmarine. The German heavy ships sent all three British vessels to the bottom in 70 minutes with most of their crews.

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  • Pomerania on 2011-May-22 13:34:04 Pomerania said

    A Glorious ship was HMS Glorious.

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