...that Glorious' flight deck was packed with RAF aircraft ? For that matter, why did Glorious not only have not a single aircraft aloft on any sort of patrol--in disputed waters during time of war, no less--but failed to man her own crow's nest ? why did D'Oyly-Hughes steam towards his antagonists for the three-quarters of an hour ?

Given his historical actions it seems rather presumptuous to claim that D'Oyly-Hughes could have managed the tactical situation off Samar; any attempt to launder D'Oyly-Hughes' reputation founders on the circumstances surrounding the loss of his entire command.

Likewise, to assert that Acasta's lucky torpedo hit on Scharnhorst somehow relieves D'Oyly-Hughes of responsibility for the disaster is patently ridiculous.

I suggest you hit a few of the more reputable books (Haarr, Winton, Whitley, for example) on the issue before you make such absurd statements.

RS