United KingdomHMS King George V
The Royal Navy's modern fast battleship, notable for her unusual quadruple gun turrets and her role in sinking the Bismarck.
- Navy
- United Kingdom
- Commissioned
- 1940
- Fate
- Scrapped 1957
Service History
HMS King George V was the lead ship of Britain's most modern battleship class, mounting ten 14-inch guns in an unusual arrangement of quadruple and twin turrets to comply with naval treaty limits.
She played a leading role in the final battle against Bismarck in May 1941, pounding the German battleship at close range. She later served in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theaters.
Major Campaigns & Battles
- Sinking of the Bismarck
- Arctic convoys
- British Pacific Fleet
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