Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
Battleship
Nickname
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Ship Class
King George V
Grouping
2nd Battle Squadron
Command
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Builder's Yard
HM dockyard, Devenport
Budget Year
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Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
16.01.1911
Launch Date
18.11.1911
Completed date
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Commission date
22.05.1913
Year laid down
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Year launched
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Year completed
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Commission Year
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Pennant No
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Photo Details
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Related stories
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Sister ships
Ajax, KGV, Audacious
Eventual Fate
Sunk as a blockship as part of the Normandy invasion Mulberry Harbour 7th June 1944.
Jutland result
Fired four salvoes at Lützow before her line of fire was blocked by Orion.
Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, M.V.O.
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
782
Officers
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Ratings
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Killed
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Wounded
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Prisoners
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Displacement full Load (tons)
25,500
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
576,6
Length (mtrs)
182.12
Beam (ft)
89
Beam (mtrs)
27
Draught (ft)
28,8
Draught (mtrs)
8.74
Max. Speed (knots)
21
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
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Propulsion
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Armour Main Belt
12
Deck Armour
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Turret Armour IN CM
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Conning Tower Armour
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Barbette Armour
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Weight of armour
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Armour / Displacement Ratio
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Watertight compartments
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General Notes
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Fire Control Table
Dreyer Mk 11
Fire Control - Clock
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Primary Gun calibre
13.5" BL Mk V gunscs
No. Primary Turrets
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Guns (No.barrels)
10
Primary gun layout
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Rounds per main gun
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Effective broadside guns
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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)
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Primary Broadside Weight
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Secondary Gun Calibre
4" BL Mk VII guns
Guns (No.barrels) 2
16
Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
4 x 47 mm
Elevation (degrees)
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Gunnery Range (yards)
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Gunnery Range (metres)
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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)
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Shells expended Main
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Mines dropped
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Shells expended Secondary
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Torpedoes fired
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Gunnery Notes
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Torpedo Type IN
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No. tubes
3
Torpedo Type MM
21" Whitehead
No. Mines
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Torpedo Notes
submerged
References & sources
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