Editing HMS Glorious (section)

== Design and description ==
[[File:HMS Glorious (1917) profile drawing.png|thumb|left|Three-view drawing as completed in 1917]]
During the First World War, [[Admiral]] Fisher was prevented from ordering an improved version of the preceding {{sclass|Renown|battlecruiser|2}}s by a wartime restriction that banned construction of ships larger than light cruisers. To obtain ships suitable for traditional battlecruiser roles, such as scouting for fleets and hunting enemy raiders, he settled on a design with the minimal armour of a [[light cruiser]] and the armament of a battlecruiser. He justified their existence by claiming he needed fast, shallow-draught ships for his Baltic Project, a plan to invade Germany via its Baltic coast.<ref name=b03>Burt 1986, p. 303</ref><ref>Roberts, pp. 50–51</ref>

''Glorious'' had an [[length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|786|ft|9|in|m|1}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|81|ft|m|1}}, and a [[draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|25|ft|10|in|m|1}} at [[deep load]]. She displaced {{convert|19180|LT|t}} at load and {{convert|22560|LT|t|0}} at deep load.<ref name=r65>Roberts, pp. 64–65</ref> ''Glorious'' and her [[sister ship|sisters]] were the first large warships in the Royal Navy to have geared [[steam turbine]]s. The [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] turbines were powered by eighteen [[Yarrow boiler]]s. During the ship's abbreviated [[sea trial]]s, she reached {{convert|31.42|kn|lk=in}}.<ref>Roberts, pp. 71, 76, 79</ref> The ship was designed to normally carry {{convert|750|LT|t}} of [[fuel oil]], but could carry a maximum of {{convert|3160|LT|t}}. At full capacity, she could steam for an estimated {{convert|6000|nmi|-1}} at {{convert|20|knots}}.<ref name=b06>Burt 1986, p. 306</ref>

''Glorious'' carried four [[BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun|BL 15-inch (381&nbsp;mm) Mark I]] guns in two twin-[[gun turret]]s, one each fore ('A') and aft ('Y'). Her secondary armament was 18 [[BL 4 inch Mk IX naval gun|BL 4-inch (102&nbsp;mm) Mark IX guns]] mounted in six triple mounts.<ref name=b06/> These mounts had the three [[Breech-loading weapon|breeches]] too close together and the 23 loaders tended to interfere with one another. This negated the mount's intended high rate of fire against [[torpedo boat]]s and other smaller craft.<ref>Burt 1986, p. 294</ref> A pair of [[QF 3-inch 20 cwt|QF 3-inch (76&nbsp;mm) 20 cwt]]<ref group=Note>"Cwt" is the abbreviation for [[hundredweight]], 30 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.</ref> [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] guns were fitted abreast of the [[mainmast]] on ''Glorious''. She mounted two submerged [[torpedo tube|tubes]] for [[British 21 inch torpedo|21-inch torpedoes]] and 10 torpedoes were carried.<ref name=b06/>