HMS Glatton (1914)

Glatton during World War I
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Glatton
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth
Laid down	26 May 1913
Launched	8 August 1914
Commissioned	31 August 1918
Fate	Wrecked by explosion, 16 September 1918
General characteristics
Class and type	Gorgon-class monitor
Displacement	5,746 long tons (5,838.2 t) at deep load
Length	310 ft (94.5 m)
Beam	73 ft 7 in (22.4 m) at bulge 55 ft (16.8 m) at main hull
Draught	16 ft 4 in (5.0 m)
Installed power	4,000 ihp (3,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts, 2 × vertical triple expansion steam engines 4 × dual-fired Yarrow water-tube boilers with oil sprayers
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	305
Armament	2 × 9.2 in (234 mm) Mk XII guns 4 × 1 - BL 6 inch Mk XVIII guns 2 × 1 - QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun anti-aircraft guns 4 × 3-pounder anti-aircraft guns 2 × 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns
Armour	Belt: 3–7 in (7.6–17.8 cm) Bulkheads: 3–4 in (7.6–10.2 cm) Gun turret 8 in (20 cm) Conning Tower: 8 in (20 cm) Deck: 1–2.5 in (2.5–6.4 cm)

HMS Glatton and her sister ship Gorgon were originally built as coastal defence ships for the Royal Norwegian Navy, as Bjørgvin and Nidaros respectively. She was requisitioned from Norway at the beginning of World War I, but was not completed until 1918 although she had been launched over three years earlier. On 16 September 1918, before she had even gone into action, she suffered a large fire in one of her 6-inch magazines, and had to be scuttled to prevent an explosion of her main magazines that would have devastated Dover. Her wreck was partially salvaged in 1926, and moved into a position in the northeastern end of the harbour where it would not obstruct traffic. It was subsequently buried by landfill underneath the current car ferry terminal.