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World War 2, South West Pacific Theatre, HMS Glory,1945

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1945

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View of His Majesty’s Ship Glory at No 3 Wharf

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HMS Glory (R62) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy laid down on 27 August 1942 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast. She was launched on 27 November 1943 by Lady Cynthia Brookes, wife of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. The ship was commissioned on 2 April 1945, and left for the Pacific with an air wing of Barracudas (837 Naval Air Squadron) and Corsairs.

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cwa-org-32-P2014.21.2u

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War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 2

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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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