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HMS Glowworm (H92)
HMS ''Glowworm'' was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War the ship spent part of 1936 and 1937 in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. ''Glowworm'' was transferred from the Mediterranean Fleet shortly after the beginning of World War II to the British Isles, to escort shipping in local waters. In March 1940, she was transferred to the Home Fleet, just in time to participate in the opening stages of the Norwegian Campaign. On 8 April 1940 ''Glowworm'' encountered German destroyers transporting troops to invade Norway in Operation Weserübung. The destroyers attempted to disengage while calling for help from the heavy cruiser . ''Glowworm'' was heavily damaged by ''Admiral Hipper'', but still attempted to torpedo the German ship. The two ships collided, which broke the bow off ''Glowworm'', and she sank shortly afterwards.
==Description==
''Glowworm'' displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers. ''Glowworm'' carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave her a range of at . The ship's complement was 137 officers and men in peacetime.〔Whitley, pp. 107–08〕
The ship mounted four 45-calibre 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns in single mounts. For anti-aircraft defence ''Glowworm'' had two quadruple Mark I mounts for the 0.5 inch Vickers Mark III machine gun.〔 She was the test ship for the new quintuple torpedo tube mounts for torpedoes. One depth charge rail and two throwers were fitted; 20 depth charges were originally carried, but this increased to 35 shortly after the war began.〔English, p. 141〕
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