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HMS King George V - World Naval Ships Directory

HMS King George V

Name : HMS King George V
Laid Down : 1st January 1937
Launched : 21st February 1939
Completed : 11th December 1940
Type : Battleship
Class : King George V
Builder : Vickers
Country : UK
Sequence : This is the 2nd ship with this name.
Pennants : 41, I41, B4 BPF
Fate : Scrapped 25th May 1959.

HMS King George V launched on the 21st February 1939. Served in the Home fleet between 1939 to 1943 during this time took part in the pursuit of Bismarck in May 1941, and operated on the Murmansk Convoy run. Operated in 1943 with Force H. In July 1944, HMS King George V underwent a long refit, and in the autumn of 1944, went to the Pacific theatre to operate with the US Navy. In 1946 HMS King George V went into Reserve Fleet, and on the 20th January 1958 was scrapped at Dalmuir and Troon. Displacement: 35,000 Speed: 28.0kt Complement: 1,553 - 1,558 Armament: Ten 14 - inch guns, Sixteen 5.25 inch guns, forty-eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns.

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HMS King George V, 1946.


HMS King George V in the Gareloch, Faslane, September 1954.


HMS King George V, 1940s.

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HMS Colossus, with King George V, 1920.

Timeline Entries :


16th January 1945 - Formed Part of Force 63
27th August 1945 - At Sagami Bay

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HMS King George V by Ivan Berryman.


Setting of the Sun by Randall Wilson.


The Chase, 27th May 1941 by Randall Wilson.

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