Would USS Johnston have changed the outcome of the Glorious engagement?
Short answerProbably not: Johnston would fight hard, but one destroyer would probably still be sunk without overturning the result.
NotesA lone USS Johnston would probably still be sunk, and the German ships would probably survive. The comparison is with adding a single Tribal-class destroyer: a formidable opponent, but insufficient by itself to reverse the battle. Johnston could make the fight harder without changing its outcome.