When HMS Glorious and her two destroyers appear on a list of wrecks worth finding, the discussion shifts from archaeology to command responsibility. The carrier group should have had more support and should not have been allowed to sail as it did. This interpretation assigns that failure to Admiral Lord Cork and Orrery, then condemns Cork's effort to court-martial James Somerville for cowardice. It gives viewers a clear judgment to compare with fuller accounts of the Norwegian campaign.
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Why Lord Cork is blamed for the loss of HMS Glorious
A wreck-search discussion argues that HMS Glorious and her destroyers should not have been sent out without stronger support.