King George V class
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The King George V class was a group of British Royal Navy battleships built in the early 20th century that served prominently during World War I.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King George V class canonical | 3 |
| King George V-class battleship (1911) | 3 |
| King George V-class battleship | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
ⓘ
battleship class ⓘ |
| armourBeltThickness | up to 12 inches ⓘ |
| beam | about 89 feet ⓘ |
| category | World War I battleships of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1910 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deckArmourThickness | up to 4 inches ⓘ |
| designBegan | 1909 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
centralised fire control
ⓘ
improved armour layout over Orion class ⓘ superfiring turrets ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 25,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 23,000 long tons ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1912
ⓘ
1913 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate |
HMS Audacious sunk by mine in 1914
ⓘ
remaining ships scrapped in interwar period ⓘ |
| firstShipLaunched | 1911 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Iron Duke-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Duke class
|
| hasPart |
HMS Ajax
ⓘ
HMS Audacious ⓘ HMS Centurion ⓘ HMS King George V ⓘ |
| homePort | Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 597 feet ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 10 × 13.5-inch guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | five twin turrets ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George V
ⓘ
surface form:
King George V
|
| navalArchitect | Sir Eustace Tennyson d’Eyncourt ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Orion-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Orion class
|
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
oil-sprayed coal firing ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
fleet flagship
ⓘ
line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| sawAction | Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 16 × 4-inch guns ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| turretArmourThickness | up to 11 inches ⓘ |
| usedBy | Grand Fleet ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship
this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship (1911)
this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship (1911)
this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship (1911)