- HMS King George V (1911)
The first HMS "King George V" was a "King George V"-class of 1911 dreadnought, with a displacement of 23,400 tonnes and an armament of ten 13.5 inch guns in twin gun turrets and a secondary armament of sixteen 4 inch guns and had a crew complement of 870, though this increased substantially by 1916 to 1,110, and had a length of 597 feet.
She took part in the
Battle of Jutland , being the lead ship of the 1st Division of the 2nd Battle Squadron. Her sister-ships were HMS|Centurion|1911|6, HMS|Audacious|1912|6 and HMS|Ajax|1912|6.HMS "Audacious" was sunk by a mine off the northern coast of
Ireland , the rest survivedWorld War I and were all decommissioned by 1924. "King George V" herself was decommissioned in 1919, used as a training ship between 1923-26 and scrapped in 1926.See also
*
List of battleships
*List of battleships of the Royal Navy
*List of ship launches in 1911 References
* "British Warships 1914-1919" by Dittmar, F.J. and Colledge, J.J. Ian Allan, London; (1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
External links
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/battleships/king_george_v_1911/king_george_v_1911.htm Maritimequest HMS King George V Photo Gallery]
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/battleship/hms-king-george-v.html Worlwar1.co.uk]
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