Carrier Glorious Quotes

“especially Courageous and Glorious, had expended prodigious amounts of ammunition. Courageous had fired ninety-two 15″ shells, Glorious fifty-seven, for one hit, shared between them, on one of the light cruiser Pillau’s gunshields. The two ships had also fired 180 4″ High Explosive and two hundred and thirteen 4″ common shell, for no result whatever. The light cruisers had done no better: they fired 2,519 6″ shells to achieve a total of three hits. Repulse, who had fired the last shots in the battle, had one hit on Königsberg,”
― John Winton, Carrier Glorious: The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier

“The sailors of the Grand Fleet were much less polite. They called Courageous and Glorious the Outrageous and the Uproarious. The two sister ships and Furious were known as Helpless, Hopeless and Useless.”
― John Winton, Carrier Glorious: The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier