The sinking of HMS Glorious on June 8, 1940, was a devastating loss during the Norwegian Campaign, occurring when the carrier, with destroyers Ardent and Acasta, was surprised by German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau; despite valiant efforts by the escorts to lay smoke and launch torpedoes, Glorious was repeatedly hit and sank, followed by her destroyers, due to poor reconnaissance and communication, making it one of the Royal Navy's worst single-action losses in WWII. #amazing #viral