History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Glitter until 1939, then HMS Raleigh
BuilderAlexander Hall & Co., Aberdeen[1]
Launched8 October 1918
FateSold 1946, renamed Ocean Raleigh[1]
United Kingdom
NameOcean Raleigh
In service1946
FateScrapped April 1960
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty steel drifter[1]
Tonnage96 gross register tons[1]
Displacement199 tons[1]
Length86 ft (26 m)[1]
Beam18.5 ft (5.6 m)[1]
Armament1 x 6-pounder gun[1]

HMS Glitter was an Admiralty steel drifter of the Royal Navy, constructed in 1918. She was one of 38 named vessels of the class that were completed in 1917-1918.[1] She became a base ship in 1939, taking the name HMS Raleigh, and was sold into civilian service as Ocean Raleigh in 1946.[1] She was scrapped in April 1960.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Colledge, JJ; Warlow, Ben (2010). Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Casemate. pp. xiii, 162. ISBN 978-1-935149--07-1.
  2. ↑ "Aberdeen Built Ships". Aberdeenships.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.


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