HMS King George V

GPTKB entity

Properties (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:aircraft 3 aircraft
2 × Supermarine Seafire
gptkbp:armament 10 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor up to 12 inches
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:beam 103 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1960
Dundee
gptkbp:class gptkb:King_George_V-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkb:Royal_Navy
1940-12-24
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1957-01-07
1957-01-15
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
1955
shore bombardment
escort duties
anti-aircraft duties
blockade duties
Far_East
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 42,100 tons
gptkbp:draft 32 feet
gptkbp:famous_for participating in naval bombardments
being_flagship_of_the_Home_Fleet
being_present_at_the_surrender_of_Japan
engaging_the_Bismarck
supporting_Arctic_convoys
gptkbp:fate scrapped
sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_King_George_V
gptkbp:historical_significance first British battleship to engage in combat after World War I.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS King George V
gptkbp:launched 1934-02-01
gptkbp:length 804 feet
227.1 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:KGV
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
Operation Overlord
D-Day landings
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
gptkbp:operationalRange 15,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:Operation_Torch
Operation Overlord
Operation Dragoon
Operation Neptune
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 281 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy aircraft carriers
gptkbp:restingPlace scrap yard
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkbp:speed 28.5 knots
gptkbp:vesselType 5