Allied Warships
HMS King George V (41)
Battleship of the King George V class
HMS King George V during the Second World War.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Battleship |
| Class | King George V |
| Pennant | 41 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 29 Jul 1936 |
| Laid down | 1 Jan 1937 |
| Launched | 21 Feb 1939 |
| Commissioned | 11 Dec 1940 |
| End service | Sep 1949 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 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. |
Commands listed for HMS King George V (41)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Wilfrid Rupert Patterson, RN | 15 Jul 1940 | 6 May 1942 |
| 2 | Capt. Philip John Mack, DSO, RN | 6 May 1942 | 15 Feb 1943 |
| 3 | Capt. Thomas Edgar Halsey, DSO, RN | 15 Feb 1943 | 10 Apr 1945 |
| 4 | Capt. Brian Betham Schofield, RN | 10 Apr 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving King George V include:
27 May 1941
Participated in sinking the German battleship Bismarck.
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