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| HMS KING GEORGE V |
9TH OCTOBER 1911 |
SOLD FOR SCRAP IN DECEMBER 1926. |
| HMS CENTURION |
18TH NOVEMBER 1911 |
USED AS A TARGET SHIP 1927, THEN
SCUTTLED 9TH JUNE 1944. |
| HMS AUDACIOUS |
14TH SEPTEMBER 1912 |
MINED ON 27TH OCTOBER 1914. |
| HMS AJAX |
21ST MARCH 1912 |
SOLD FOR SCRAP 9TH NOVEMBER 1926. |
| HMS Audacious struck a mine off the coast of Northern
Ireland on 27th October 1914 and sank the following day. HMS King George
V, HMS Ajax and HMS Centurion all served at the Battle of Jutland.
and
remained in service until 1924. HMS Ajax was scrapped in November 1926 and
HMS King George V in December 1926.
HMS Centurion was converted to a
remote controlled target ship from April 1925 to June 1927. At the
outbreak of the second world war she became a repair ship, then a dummy
battleship (disguised as HMS Anson) in June 1942. She was eventually
broken up in 1945 after being run aground as a breakwater at Normandy on
9th June 1944.
Displacement:
23,400 Speed: 21.0 knots Compliment:
870 and up to 1,110 in 1916 Armament: Ten
13.5-inch guns in pairs and sixteen 4 -inch guns (twelve
4-inch guns after 1917). Two 3 inch Anti Aircraft Gun replaced with
4-inch anti aircraft gun from 1917. |
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HMS King George V, c.1919.
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HMS King George V photographed 1915 |
HMS King George V in Rough Seas c.1914 |
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HMS King George V. c.1911
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The Launch of HMS King George V.
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Some crew of the KGV. Sent in by Brian
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More crew of the KGV. Sent in by Brian
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Shipmates of HMS King George V c.1918.
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HMS Centurion, July 1924.
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HMS Centurion as target ship.
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HMS Centurion with HMS Shikari, October 1937.
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"HMS Centurion which is now to
be used as a target for the British Atlantic fleet, following the
scuttling of its predecessor. The warship left Portsmouth recently
for reconstruction and for removal of the guns and valuable parts of the
superstructure."
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Ontario Canada. The only reason why I hung onto it was my father was
based from the said name. I was collecting photos for a book I was putting
together. my Uncle served on the HMS Hood for a short stint, but was one
of the fortunates that was not on board at the time of its destruction. I
am sorry there was no date on the newspaper image so I can't help you
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HMS Centurion as a target ship.
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HMS Centurion as a target ship.
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HMS Centurion prepared as a target ship.
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Crew member of HMS Centurion enjoying Christmas at
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Crew of HMS Centurion at Malta, June 1923, in the
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The ninth “CENTURION”
is a 10-gun turbine battleship, launched at Devonport in 1911.
She is of 25,000 tons, 30,000 horse-power, and 21 knots speed.
Her length, beam, and draught were 555ft., 89ft., and 28ft. |
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HMS Ajax, 1913.
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Captain H.R. Crooke and his staff on HMS Ajax,
1921.
Thanks to Mervyn Garton.
The names of those in the photo are as follows (from
left to right): Top Row : F. Edwrads, V. Barbara, S. Clift, F.
Mills. Middle Row : P. Spiteri, C. F. Holt, Captain H.R. Crooke, W.
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Crew of HMS Ajax - Concert Party, 1920.
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Revolver Team, HMS Ajax c.1920/21.
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One of the King George V Class battleships in 1912. |
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HMS KING GEORGE V
KEN BLAKELEY.. My
uncle Ken Blakeley served on KGV from 1943 till 1945. If anyone can
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ROBERT
HENRY.. I
would very much like information about the return
of the ship in 1918 to England as my uncle Robert Henry who was a
Royal
Marine was killed on board in December of that year. Thank you.
Marie Nelson. Contact
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HMS AJAX CAN
YOU HELP. I am looking for information and crew lists for HMS Ajax during
WW1. as I am trying to confirm if a relative of mine was a crew member. if
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