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King George V-class
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/King_George_V-class
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
battleship
gptkbp:aircraft
2 aircraft
gptkbp:armament
10 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor
12 inches
gptkbp:class
capital ship
gptkbp:constructedIn
gptkb:Royal_Dockyards
gptkbp:crewSize
1,500
gptkbp:currentStatus
HMS Howe
gptkbp:decommissioned
1950s
gptkbp:deployedTo
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
Far_East
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:design
1920s to 1930s
gptkbp:designedBy
gptkb:Sir_Philip_Watts
gptkbp:displacement
35,000 tons
gptkbp:fate
scrapped
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
supported D-Day landings
engaged_in_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic
served_in_the_Pacific_War
participated_in_the_sinking_of_Bismarck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
King George V-class
gptkbp:launched
1939
gptkbp:length
227 meters
gptkbp:militaryService
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:notable_alumni
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Duke_of_York
gptkb:HMS_Anson
gptkb:HMS_King_George_V
HMS Howe
gptkbp:notableFeature
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Barents_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
Operation Overlord
Operation Neptune
gptkbp:numberBuilt
5
gptkbp:operationalRange
12,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth-class
gptkbp:previousName
gptkb:HMS_King_George_V
gptkbp:propulsion
steam turbines
gptkbp:radar
Type 281 radar
gptkbp:role
capital ship
gptkbp:secondaryRole
battleship
fleet flagship
gptkbp:servedIn
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services
1940
1948
gptkbp:speed
28 knots
gptkbp:successor
Lion-class
gptkbp:torpedoSystem
yes