King George V class

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The King George V class was a group of British Royal Navy battleships built in the early 20th century that served prominently during World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship class ⓘ
battleship class ⓘ
armourBeltThickness up to 12 inches ⓘ
beam about 89 feet ⓘ
category World War I battleships of the United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
constructionBegan 1910 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deckArmourThickness up to 4 inches ⓘ
designBegan 1909 ⓘ
designFeature centralised fire control ⓘ
improved armour layout over Orion class ⓘ
superfiring turrets ⓘ
displacementFullLoad about 25,000 long tons ⓘ
displacementStandard about 23,000 long tons ⓘ
enteredService 1912 ⓘ
1913 ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
fate HMS Audacious sunk by mine in 1914 ⓘ
remaining ships scrapped in interwar period ⓘ
firstShipLaunched 1911 ⓘ
followedBy Iron Duke class ⓘ
hasPart HMS Ajax ⓘ
HMS Audacious ⓘ
HMS Centurion ⓘ
HMS King George V ⓘ
homePort Scapa Flow ⓘ
lengthOverall about 597 feet ⓘ
mainArmament 10 × 13.5-inch guns ⓘ
mainBatteryConfiguration five twin turrets ⓘ
namedAfter King George V ⓘ
linked to: George V
navalArchitect Sir Eustace Tennyson d’Eyncourt ⓘ
numberOfShips 4 ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy Orion class ⓘ
propulsion coal-fired boilers ⓘ
oil-sprayed coal firing ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
role fleet flagship ⓘ
line-of-battle ship ⓘ
sawAction Battle of Jutland ⓘ
secondaryArmament 16 × 4-inch guns ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
shipType dreadnought battleship ⓘ
topSpeed about 21 knots ⓘ
turretArmourThickness up to 11 inches ⓘ
usedBy Grand Fleet ⓘ

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HMS Centurion → class → King George V class ⓘ
HMS Prince of Wales → shipClass → King George V class ⓘ
Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales → shipTypeLost → King George V-class battleship ⓘ
linked to: King George V class
Orion-class battleship → followedBy → King George V-class battleship (1911) ⓘ
linked to: King George V class
Iron Duke-class battleship → precededBy → King George V-class battleship (1911) ⓘ
linked to: King George V class
Iron Duke-class battleship → designedAsImprovementOf → King George V-class battleship (1911) ⓘ
linked to: King George V class
HMS Duke of York → class → King George V class ⓘ
HMS King George V → class → King George V class ⓘ
HMS Howe → class → King George V class ⓘ
HMS Audacious → class → King George V class ⓘ
HMS Audacious → shipClass → King George V class ⓘ
HMS Prince of Wales (53) → shipClass → King George V class ⓘ