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The page of HMS Glory was last updated in February 2023.

21 Feb 1945
At 1200B/21, HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) is commissioned for trials at Belfast. (1)

23 Mar 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted D/G trials in Belfast Lough. She anchored off Bangor for the night. (2)

24 Mar 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Bangor to the Clyde. En-route several trials were carried out, including full power trials. She was escorted by HMS Walker (Lt. T.W. Lancaster, DSC, RN) and the frigate HMS Inman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.E. Petre, RNR).

HMS Glory arrived at Greenock later the same day. (2)

26 Mar 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted trials in the Clyde area. (2)

30 Mar 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying trials in the Clyde area. (2)

31 Mar 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying trials in the Clyde area. (2)

2 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying trials in the Clyde area.

Also she was accepted for service on this day. (3)

4 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

5 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

7 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

9 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

10 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

13 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

14 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

16 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

17 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

18 Apr 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

6 May 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted engine trials and flying exercises in the Clyde area. (4)

14 May 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) departed Glasgow for Malta with a brief stopover at Gibraltar. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. D.D. Bone, RN), HMS Hotspur (Lt.Cdr. D.R. Mallinson, RN) and HMS Escapade (Lt.Cdr. H.R.A. Kidston, RN).

Around 2000B/16, HMS Icarus and HMS Hotspur parted company.

Around 1100B/18, HMS Glory and HMS Escapade arrived at Gibraltar.

Around 1745B/18, HMS Glory departed Gibraltar for Malta. [No info available on a possible escort, most likely she proceeded unescorted.]

Around 1400B/21, HMS Glory arrived at Malta. (4)

22 May 1945
Around 0630B/22, the light aircraft carriers HMS Venerable (Capt. W.A. Dallmeyer, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.J.H. Harcourt, CB, CBE, RN), HMS Vengeance (Capt. D.M.L. Neame, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria. They were escorted by the destroyer HMS Tuscan (Lt.Cdr. P.B.N. Lewis, DSC, RN). (5)

25 May 1945
Around 1400C/25, HMS Venerable (Capt. W.A. Dallmeyer, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.J.H. Harcourt, CB, CBE, RN), HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Tuscan (Lt.Cdr. P.B.N. Lewis, DSC, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Malta after having carried out exercises during the last night.

HMS Vengeance (Capt. D.M.L. Neame, DSO and Bar, RN) did not participate in these exercises and had already put into Alexandria around 1415C/24. (5)

29 May 1945
From 29 to 31 May 1945, HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria.

In the afternoon of 30 May the destroyer Artigliere joined company.

In the morning of 31 May the destroyer HMS Musketeer (Cdr. G.M. Sladen, DSO, DSC, RN) joined company replacing the Artigliere. (6)

1 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. She was, most likely, escorted by the destroyer Artigliere. (7)

2 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. (8)

9 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) is docked in floating dock AFD 5 at Alexandria. (7)

16 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) is undocked. (8)

18 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. (8)

19 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. She was, most likely, escorted by the escort destroyer RHS Miaoulis. (7)

21 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. She was, most likely, escorted by the escort destroyer RHS Miaoulis. (7)

22 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. She was, most likely, escorted by the escort destroyer RHS Miaoulis. (7)

23 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. She was, most likely, escorted by the escort destroyer RHS Miaoulis. (7)

25 Jun 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. (8)

26 Jun 1945
During 26/27 June 1945, HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included flying exercises. (8)

28 Jun 1945
During 28/29 June 1945, HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included flying exercises. (8)

2 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) departed Alexandria for Port Tewfik. She is escorted by HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) (9)

3 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) arrived at Port Tewfik after having passed the Suez Canal southbound. They departed for Colombo later the same day. (9)

5 Jul 1945
HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) fuelled at sea from HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN). (9)

12 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) arrived at Colombo from Port Tewfik. (9)

15 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. (9)

16 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. (9)

21 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo. (9)

22 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) arrived at Colombo from Trincomalee. (9)

27 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. (9)

28 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. (9)

29 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee. She was escorted by HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN). (9)

31 Jul 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo. (9)

1 Aug 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) arrived at Colombo from Trincomalee. (10)

3 Aug 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Colombo for Sydney via Fremantle. (10)

5 Aug 1945
HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) fuelled at sea from HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN). (10)

7 Aug 1945
HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) fuelled at sea from HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN). (10)

10 Aug 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) arrived at Fremantle from Colombo. (10)

11 Aug 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Fremantle for Sydney. (10)

16 Aug 1945
HMS Glory (Capt. A.W. Buzzard, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Hodgkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) arrived at Sydney from Fremantle. (10)