HMS Glasgow

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:


 * The first HMS Glasgow (1707) was a 20-gun sixth rate, previously the Scottish ship Royal Mary. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1707 and was sold in 1719.
 * The second HMS Glasgow (1745) was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1745 and sold in 1756.
 * The third HMS Glasgow (1757) was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1757 and accidentally burnt in 1779.
 * The fourth HMS Glasgow (1814) was a 40-gun fifth-rate Endymion-class frigate launched in 1814 and broken up by 1829.
 * The fifth HMS Glasgow (1861) was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1861 and sold in 1884.
 * The sixth HMS Glasgow (1909) was a Town-class cruiser light cruiser launched in 1909 and sold in 1927.
 * The seventh HMS Glasgow (C21) was a Town-class cruiser light cruiser launched in 1936 and scrapped in 1958.
 * The eighth HMS Glasgow (D88) was a Type 42 destroyer launched in 1976. She was decommissioned in 2005 and scrapped in 2009.
 * The ninth HMS Glasgow (F88) is lead ship of the Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates, to be operational in 2026.

Battle honours

 * Lagos 1759
 * Havana 1762
 * Algiers 1816
 * Navarino 1827
 * Falkland Islands 1914
 * Norway 1940
 * Arctic 1943
 * Biscay 1943
 * Normandy 1944
 * Falkland Islands 1982