Two photo albums show HMS Glorious, a First World War battlecruiser that was repurposed as an aircraft carrier and sunk during the evacuation of Norway in 1940, on patrol in the Mediterranean Sea.
One Of The Earliest Aircraft Carriers Ever: HMS Glorious
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HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. She participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917 and was present when the German High Seas Fleet surrendered a year later. Glorious was paid off after the war, but was rebuilt as an aircraft carrier during the late 1920s. She could carry 30 per cent more aircraft than her half-sister Furious which had a similar tonnage. After re-commissioning in 1930, she spent most of her career operating in the Mediterranean Sea.