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King George V-class battleship
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/King_George_V-class_battleship
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament
multiple 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns
gptkbp:armament
14-inch guns
5.25-inch dual-purpose guns
gptkbp:armorBelt
381 mm
gptkbp:beam
31.5 m
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:John_Brown_&_Company
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:Swan_Hunter
gptkb:Fairfield_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Company
gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement
1,500–1,600
gptkbp:decommissioned
1950s
gptkbp:designedBy
gptkb:Washington_Naval_Treaty
gptkbp:displacement
42,000 tons (full load)
gptkbp:endDate
1951
gptkbp:enteredService
1940
gptkbp:length
227.1 m
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
28 knots
gptkbp:notableAction
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkb:Sinking_of_the_Bismarck
gptkbp:notableShip
gptkb:HMS_Duke_of_York
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Anson
gptkb:HMS_Howe
gptkb:HMS_King_George_V
gptkbp:numberBuilt
5
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Nelson-class_battleship
gptkbp:propulsion
steam turbines
gptkbp:scrapped
1957–1958
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Lion-class_battleship
gptkbp:usedIn
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Iron_Duke
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5