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.

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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

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HMS Centurion class King George V class
HMS Prince of Wales shipClass King George V class
Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales shipTypeLost King George V class
this entity surface form: King George V-class battleship
Orion-class battleship followedBy King George V class
this entity surface form: King George V-class battleship (1911)
Iron Duke-class battleship precededBy King George V class
this entity surface form: King George V-class battleship (1911)
Iron Duke-class battleship designedAsImprovementOf King George V class
this entity surface form: King George V-class battleship (1911)
HMS Duke of York class King George V class