Ku sii qor faqradan - HMS "Glasgow" toddobaad, oo laga dhisay Clyde, waxay ahayd "Southampton" -class cruiser fudud, oo ah sub-class of the iyo waxaa loo xilsaaray Sebtember 1937. Waxay ka qeyb qaadatay duqeyntii Fleet Air Arm oo curyaamisay Ciidamada Talyaaniga ee Taranto
sanadkii 1940kii. Waxay la kulantay khibrad nasiib darro ah oo ay ku burburisay laba markab oo Allied ah intii ay ku jirtay adeeggeeda waqtiga dagaalka, hal mar iyada oo loo marayo isku dhacyo shil ah iyo mid kale oo rasaas ah ka dib kiis aqoonsi khaldan.