in 1945.Willis and Partridge 2007, p. 26. As a result of the action, 1,519 men on board Glorious, Acasta and Ardent were killed, exceeding any of the other great British naval disasters of the war, along the three warships, two RAF fighter squadrons were lost. Damage from the torpedo attacks forced Scharnhorst to return to Trondheim for emergency repairs, reaching Kiel on 23 June to go into dry dock. She remained there under repair for most of the rest of 1940. Although Glorious'' was a great loss, the withdrawal of these two powerful German warships allowed the remaining Allied convoys to reach Britain with a greatly reduced threat. See also List of Kriegsmarine ships List of classes of British ships of World War II References Further reading External links Destruction of the glorious on scharnhorst-class.dk The Tragedy of H.M.S. Glorious, H.M.S. Ardent and H.M.S. Acasta Norwegian campaign Battles of World War II involving Germany Battle of the Atlantic Naval battles of World War II involving Germany Naval battles of World War II involving Norway Naval battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom Naval battles and operations of the European theatre of World War II June 1940 events