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  HMS Glatton
HMS Glatton was a 56-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.
Glatton was unusual in that she was the only ship of the line to be armed exclusively with carronades instead of the traditional long guns that other warships carried in this era.
Therefore, in combat with a contemporary opponent, Glatton would have to endure the fire of the enemy long guns while closing the gap to point-blank range before she could effectively return fire — if indeed the enemy would allow her to approach so close.
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  Glatton Parish Page
Glatton lies on clay land; it is mostly pasture but there is also some arable land, producing wheat, barley and peas.
Originally the parish included the hamlet of Holme, which was a chapelry of Glatton, but even in the 13th century Holme was beginning to show a certain importance of its own.
An old map of the parish of Glatton in the 19th century is available.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/HUN/Glatton   (788 words)

  
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The sister ships HMS Glatton and HMS Gordon are included in Anthony Preston's "Battleships of World War I", apparently because they were, as he describes them, "interesting little ships".
The forward magazines were flooded, but due to the flames her aft magazines could not be, and thus the risk of further explosion was imminent.
Glatton rolled over and sank, 60 of her crew of 305 officers and men missing, and 124 injured, 19 of which later died of burns.
www.bobhenneman.info /glatton.htm   (1020 words)

  
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The French van-ship soon arrived within hail on the Glatton's weather beam, and received a fire from her larboard guns, the effects of which were heard in the cries and groans of the wounded, and partially seen in the shattered state of the ship's side.
This quickly elicited the cheers of the British crew, and the discomfited enemy passed on to the southward ; leaving the Glatton still engaged with the French commodore upon her lee bow, another large frigate (the latter's second ahead when the action commenced) upon her lee quarter.
The other French ships had previously gone about ; and the Glatton, as well to continue the action, as to escape running on the shoal, prepared to do the same, but, owing to the damaged state of her sails and rigging, experienced a great difficulty in getting her head round.
www.pbenyon.plus.com /Naval_History/Vol_I/P_336.html   (366 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The principal part of the enemy's fire had passed between her tops and gunwale, so that the lower sails of the Glatton were cut nearly from the yards : the jib and mainsail, indeed, were in ribands.
The Glatton, during the night, used every exertion to put herself in a state to renew the action by morning, with the assistance, it was hoped, of one or two ships of Captain Savage's squadron.
The Glatton's affair, like many other drawn battles, is imperfect in its details, for the want of any correct information as to the names, force, damage, and loss, of the ships which she had engaged.
www.pbenyon.plus.com /Naval_History/Vol_I/P_337.html   (508 words)

  
 Explosions in Warships During the War
HMS Glatton was built for a foreign Government, and differed in design from any of our own ships in that the magazines and shell rooms for the two amidship 6-inch turrets were placed between the engine room and after boiler room, without any air spacing between.
This was in HMS Gorgon, and as HMS Glatton was built and completed at the same time and by the same firm, it is impossible to avoid the inference that the same condition of affairs had probably existed in the latter ship.
There was nothing to show that a leak of oil had occurred into the cork lagging in HMS Glatton, but the oil tanks were immediately under the magazine, and in the light of the result of the investigation into the properties of the cork used for insulation, the possibility cannot be entirely ignored.
www.gwpda.org /naval/thist24.htm   (8287 words)

  
 Huntingdonshire Family History Society - Huntingdonshire - Glatton
GLATTON, a parish in the hundred of NORMAN-CROSS, county of HUNTINGDON, 2¼ miles (S.S.W.) from Stilton, containing 358 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Huntingdon, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £21.8.11½.
Glatton was originally in the Peterborough Registration District of Northamptonshire from 1st July 1837.
www.huntsfhs.org.uk /Huntingdonshire/Glatton.html   (114 words)

  
 Glatton Cambridgeshire Heart of England/East of England UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Glatton Cambridgeshire Heart of England/East of England UK Terms and Conditions
Glatton is a good base to explore Cambridgeshire, Heart of England/East of England UK.
Glatton Bed and Breakfast accommodation is an excellent option and offers a different experience to staying in a hotel.
www.bedsearcher.co.uk /habitation/glatton_cb.shtm   (207 words)

  
 Other Planes and People of the 457th
She crashed landed at Glatton on return and was later salvaged.
This plane crash landed at Glatton and was salvaged in Aug. 1944.
This plane, flown by Lt. Carl Sundbaum, crashed on foggy takeoff from Glatton on the mission to Koblenz on Christmas Eve in 1944.
www.reese-457th.org /PLANES.HTML   (3863 words)

  
 The first Ironclads 1859-1872
Outgoing of the twin-screw turret-ship HMS GLATTON on the Chatham Dockyard, 1871.
It was the first ship of its class with reduced freeboard, after the manner of the american monitors.
Oversight: The gun turret of HMS GLATTON by Capt. Scott, 1871.
www.klaus-kramer.de /Schiff/Panzerschiffe/Panzerschiffe_1/Panzerschiffe_1_engl_top.html   (772 words)

  
 :: Gidding Activity Toys Centre :: how to find us
Stay on the B660, through Glatton to Great Gidding (approx 3 miles).
Leave the A1 at junction 15, signposted B1043 (B660) to Sawtry and Ramsey.
In Glatton turn left at the T-junction, signposted Great Gidding on the B660.
www.gidding-toys.co.uk /gatwebpages/gatlocate.html   (296 words)

  
 The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Glatton
RAF Glatton, located 10 miles north of Huntingdon, was built by The 809th Engineer Aviation Batallion, The new 457th airfield completely surrounded and included the village of Conington.
Since there were already air fields at Honington and Coningsby, and in order to avoid confusion of names, the field was named after Glatton, a small village four miles west.
Glatton opened in January 1944 and was home to the 748th and 749th Squadrons of the 94th Combat Wing, 457th Bomb Group, the base was known as USAAF Station 130.
www.wartimememories.co.uk /airfields/glatton.html   (371 words)

  
 457th Bomb Group in WWII
Their base of operations in England was out of Glatton, from January 22, 1944 to June 1, 1945.
Glatton was about 60 miles North of London, and ten miles south of the town of Peterborough.
Monument to the men of the 457th B.G. (H) who died serving the 8th A.F. This monument is in the churchyard of a small church near the former 457th base at Glatton.
www.web-birds.com /8th/457/457.html   (1175 words)

  
 House for sale - High Haden Road, Glatton, Huntingdon, Cambs - Primelocation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Orchard Cottage is a delightful Grade II listed thatched cottage that is positioned within the conservation area of the prestigious village of Glatton.
The village of Glatton stands approximately a mile and a half to the west of the A1(M) and approximately 10 miles south of Peterborough.
Sawtry is approximately a mile and a half south and has a range of shops as well as both primary and secondary schools.
www.primelocation.com /cjpb_PET040053   (377 words)

  
 Holme Parish Page
Until the 19th century, Holme was a hamlet and chapelry of Glatton.
It follows the descent of the manor of Glatton with Holme until 1918.
Holme was not included in the sale of the Glatton Manor in 1918.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/HUN/Holme   (744 words)

  
 Conington History
The base was to be prepared for the trooping of personnel between Glatton and the Middle East, with plans to handle 20,000 people a month both on leave and on duty.
With the need for hard-core during the modernisation of the A1, some of the runways and perimeter track at Glatton were demolished.
Recently, Bruce Ayleshire, whose brother was a bombardier based at Glatton, presented us with some actual mission reports from bombing missions undertaken from the airfield.
www.flying-club-conington.co.uk /history.html   (788 words)

  
 Celebration 2003 - Samuel Foley 200th Anniversary
The sufferings and tribulations of Samuel Foley leaving England on the HMS Glatton.
In charge on the HMS Glatton was Captain William Bligh later to become Governor of NSW.
The HMS Glatton was only a 56 gun frigate and was one of only 9 warships to bring convicts to Australia over the period of 77 years between 1788 and 1865.
www.netspeed.com.au /foley200/program.htm   (3436 words)

  
 Pitcairn Islands Study Center
While on the Providence, he proved useful to Captain Bligh, being always ready to assist in the construction of charts and astronomical observations; the latter branch of scientific service and the care of the time-keepers were principally entrusted to our juvenile navigator.
HMS GLATTON The 54-gun ship which Bligh commanded at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
The Glatton received severe damage during the engagement and was the only British vessel to lose a topmast.
library.puc.edu /pitcairn/bounty/encyclopedia.shtml   (6431 words)

  
 Donald S. Burnett   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is widely accepted that the solar system Th/U ratio is between 3.5 and 4 because such ratios are directly observed in a wide variety of planetary materials.
In addition to Harleton and Glatton, a sample of Leedey (L6) was analysed.
We are unable to find a Glatton sample comparable to the Th/U = 5.87 measured by Chen et al.
www.gps.caltech.edu /faculty/burnett/burnett.html   (2410 words)

  
 Visiting Aircraft at Glatton
During the months that the 457th Bomb Group was a Glatton, many aircraft landed at the field.
Aircraft of the 8th Bomber Command, the Fighter Command and the RAF frequently landed at Glatton.
Another view of the same on the taxi strip at Glatton.
www.457thbombgroup.org /Visitors/BBV.HTML   (350 words)

  
 RAF Glatton Airfield
Later view of Glatton tower with the rooftop VCR
Triangle 'U' coded early B-17(E?) of the 457th BG - but that tower is NOT at Glatton, anyone know where the photo was taken?
RAF Glatton 457 BG airport + air control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2006
www.controltowers.co.uk /G/Glatton.htm   (138 words)

  
 The Village Parish of Glatton in Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon country of England, East UK - Local Information Events Bed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Village Parish of Glatton in Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon country of England, East UK News, Notices, Local Issues and Events
The Village Parish of Glatton in Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon country of England, East UK Societies and Groups
The Village Parish of Glatton in Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon country of England, East UK Local Broadband
www.villagesofengland.co.uk /ukvillages.nsf/villages/England/Glatton-Cambridgeshire   (228 words)

  
 CRSBI: St Nicholas, Glatton, Cambridgeshire
The arch is double stepped, each step chamfered on both faces.
Glatton was held by Count Eustace in 1086, and Domesday notes a church and a priest.
The scallop capital stands out as a Romanesque form in arcades which, despite their round heads, would otherwise be dated comfortably in the 13thc.
www.crsbi.ac.uk /ed/hu/glatt   (304 words)

  
 Roy's Antiques - Roy's Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The cottage at Glatton was shut up and then sold in late 1937.
Nichols suffered a nervous breakdown in 1936 and described the act of selling his cottage as ‘a form of suicide’ [41].
At his death in 1983, however, the prediction made in the last paragraphs of A Thatched Roof that he would return was fulfilled his ashes were scattered at Glatton [44].
www.roys-antiques.com.au /nichols_5.htm   (440 words)

  
 CCS - The Wills of Captain Cook's Crew - James Colnett
I desire to be buried at Mile End by the side of the late Mr Binmar.
Colnett commanded HMS Glatton on a voyage to Australia in 1802 carrying 400 convicts as well as emigrants to New South Wales.
HMS Glatton is recorded as being out of service in 1805.
www.captaincooksociety.com /ccsu41100.htm   (429 words)

  
 BBC - Astronomy: Stardate
Areas where meteorites have been known to fall in the past are particularly good, such as Barwell in Leicestershire, Easter Essendy in Perthshire, and Glatton in Cambridgeshire — all of these are relatively "young" falls, well within the survival age of British meteorites.
It's interesting to note that only one small stone was ever found of the Glatton meteorite — the general rule is "if you find one, there's probably dozens more just waiting to be discovered", and so there are probably more Glatton meteorites out there somewhere.
This little Irish meteorite is only about the size of a walnut.It was 1 of only 4 meteorites found, shortly after it fell near Leighlinbridge, Ireland in 1999.
www.open2.net /astronomy/asteroids/hunt/hints.html   (685 words)

  
 CRSBI: St Giles, Holme, Cambridgeshire
Parish church (chapelry of Glatton to 1857), now benefice of Yaxley and Holme with Conington.
W respond capital: 12thc, as E respond capital.
Holme was a hamlet and chapelry of Glatton until the 19thc.
www.crsbi.ac.uk /ed/hu/holme   (221 words)

  
 ENGLISH ANCESTRY
16 Oct 1871, Glatton, Huntingdon, Eng to Samuel SKELLETT
21 Dec 1856, Glatton, Huntingdon, Eng - d.
7 Mar 1869, Glatton, Huntingdon, Eng - d.
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 Daily Operations
F/Lt J. Baird and crew flying Halifax VII RG-473 coded EQ-H were attacked by an unidentified twin engine aircraft, there was no claim or damage.
They landed at Glatton on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O F. Reain and crew flying Halifax VII PN-225 coded EQ-J were attacked by a JU-88, there was no damage but many strikes were seen on the starboard wing and the engine was on fire.
www.rcaf.com /6group/April45/April13~1445.html   (1794 words)

  
 UK and Ireland Meteorite page -- by date
From Mr Pettifor's description and from the position of the damage, the stone fell from the north.
No fireball was seen over Glatton because it was cloudy at the time.
A week after the fall, volunteers searched for other meteoritic stones to the north and south of Glatton, but none was found.
atschool.eduweb.co.uk /bookman/meteorites/C20.HTM   (6593 words)

  
 Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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