HMS King George V (1939)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS King George V
- Launch Year
- 1939
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- King George V-class battleship
- Pennant Number
- 41
- Launched
- 1939
- Built at
- John Brown & Company
- Commissioned
- 1940
- Armament
- 10 × 14-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Battleship
- Notable for
- Flagship in WWII
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1957
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS King George V was a British battleship that served as a flagship during the Second World War.