HMS Glorious adds another carrier to the eastward force, and HMS Bulldog regularly accompanied her. Destroyer crews are described as fiercely protective of the capital ships they screened, even while joking about them and occasionally suffering in collisions with much larger vessels. The anecdote explains a fleet culture built around mutual dependence. The screening relationship becomes part of crew identity: destroyer sailors feel responsible for the capital ship they accompany even as the much smaller escort bears disproportionate physical risk in close company. Bulldog's presence at Glorious's eventual sinking remains an uncertain recollection rather than a settled claim.
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HMS Bulldog and the escort culture around Glorious
Glorious and her regular escort Bulldog illustrate both the practical screening relationship and the protective culture destroyer crews developed around capital ships.