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HMS King George V (41)

Battleship of the King George V class


HMS King George V during the Second World War.

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeBattleship
ClassKing George V 
Pennant41 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) 
Ordered29 Jul, 1936 
Laid down1 Jan, 1937 
Launched21 Feb, 1939 
Commissioned11 Dec, 1940 
End serviceSep, 1949 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned to Reserve in September 1949. Sold to Arnott Young in 1957, arrived at Dalmuir on 20 January 1958 for stripping, Hull to Troon for breaking up in May 1959.

Commanding Officers:

Capt. Wilfrid Rupert Patterson, CVO, RN
15 July 1940 – 6 May 1942
CB 14 October 1941

Capt. Philip John Mack, DSO and Bar, RN
6 May 1942 – 15 February 1943

Capt. Thomas Edgar Halsey, DSO, RN
15 February 1943 – 10 April 1945

Capt. Brian Betham Schofield, CBE, RN
10 April 1945 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List 


Noteable events involving King George V include:

27 May, 1941
Participated in sinking the German battleship Bismarck.




King George V Class Battleships
Tarrant, V. E.

Books dealing with this subject include:

King George V Class Battleships, Tarrant, V. E., 2000


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