HMS Glowworm

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Glowworm" after the insect, whilst two more were planned:

*"Glowworm", was briefly the name of a coastal destroyer launched on 12 December 1906 and renamed HMS "TB7". It was sold in May 1921.
*"Glowworm", an Insect class gunboat, launched on 5 February 1916 and sold in 1928.
*"Glowworm", a G-class destroyer launched on 22 July 1935, sunk on 8 April 1940 by the German heavy cruiser "Admiral Hipper" off Norway.
*"Glowworm" was allocated to a destroyer under construction at the William Denny shipyard at Dumbarton in 1945. The vessel was originally called HMS "Guinevere" but was renamed in September 1945 to HMS "Glowworm", and renamed again in October to HMS "Gift". Construction was cancelled on 1 December 1945 before completion.
*"Glowworm" was allocated in October 1945 to a similar destroyer under construction by John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited, and originally called HMS "Gift". Construction was cancelled on 12 December 1945 before completion.

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