H.M.S. King George V
41
1940
(Neptun 1101)
- Class: King George V - 5 battleships of 1936-37
- Displacement: 35,000 tons
- Dimensions: 700 (pp) 745 (oa) x 103 x 27.75 ft
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 110,000 = 29 knots
- Armor: Main belt 14-15in, deck 5-6in, main turrets 9-16in, CT 16in
- Armament: 10-14in (2x4+1x2), 16-5.25in DP (8x2), 32-2pdr AA (4x8) guns, 4 UP projectors; 4 aircraft
- Complement: 1,553
- Builder: Vickers Armstrong, Tyne
- Laid Down: 1 Jan 1937
- Launched: 21 Feb 1939
- Commissioned: 11 Dec 1940
- Service: Home fleet 1940-43, Force "H" 1943, Home fleet 1943-44, Pacific fleet 1945. Scrapped 1957.
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