HMS King George V
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HMS King George V was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served as a flagship in World War II and played a key role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS King George V canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King George V-class battleship
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armament | multiple anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 10 × 14-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 5.25-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| assignedTo | British Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
battle honours for Arctic 1942–1943
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battle honours for Atlantic 1941 ⓘ battle honours for Japan 1945 ⓘ battle honours for Okinawa 1945 ⓘ battle honours for Sicily 1943 ⓘ |
| beam | 31.5 m ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | King George V class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1940-12-11 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,500 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1949-12-01 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 42,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 36,700 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 10.4 m ⓘ |
| engaged | German battleship Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flagshipFor | Admiral Sir John Tovey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Home Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedSink | Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 41 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1937-01-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939-02-21 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 227.1 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Admiral Sir John Tovey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
bombardment of Japanese home islands
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bombardment of Okinawa ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 41 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1957 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Arctic convoys
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Japanese surrender ceremonies support operations ⓘ Mediterranean operations ⓘ Operation Husky NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific operations ⓘ hunt for Bismarck ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Navy battlesships