class were built: HMS King George V (commissioned 1940), HMS Prince of Wales (1941), HMS Duke of York (1941), HMS Anson (1942) and HMS Howe (1942). The... 74 KB (10,124 words) - 15:23, 18 April 2024 |
Navy have been named HMS King George V, after George V, King of the United Kingdom, whilst another was planned: HMS King George V was to have been an Orion-class... 2 KB (227 words) - 03:40, 15 April 2022 |
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India... 76 KB (8,247 words) - 12:52, 9 May 2024 |
family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. Prince George served in the Royal Navy... 36 KB (3,711 words) - 02:10, 9 May 2024 |
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth... 63 KB (6,500 words) - 12:12, 11 May 2024 |
King George V School, Hong Kong HMS King George V (1911), a battleship King George V-class battleship (1911) HMS King George V (41), a battleship King George... 2 KB (296 words) - 21:11, 4 December 2023 |
HMS Anson was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after Admiral George Anson. She was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson... 18 KB (1,928 words) - 11:53, 3 February 2024 |
1920. HMS Prince of Wales (53) was a King George V-class battleship launched in 1939 and sunk in a Japanese airstrike on 10 December 1941. HMS Prince... 3 KB (484 words) - 10:45, 17 November 2023 |
was sold for scrap in 1926. The King George V-class battleships, HMS King George V, HMS Centurion, HMS Audacious, and HMS Ajax, were larger variants of... 90 KB (8,269 words) - 19:24, 2 February 2024 |
King George V received numerous decorations and honorary appointments, both during and before his time as monarch of the United Kingdom and the dominions... 34 KB (2,930 words) - 15:17, 31 March 2024 |
in 1880 and sold in 1904. HMS Ajax (1912) was a King George V-class battleship launched in 1912 and broken up in 1926. HMS Ajax (22) was a Leander-class... 3 KB (355 words) - 11:10, 9 August 2023 |
Lion-class battleship (redirect from HMS Lion (1939)) preceding King George V class, with 16-inch (406 mm) guns. Only two ships were laid down before the Second World War began in September 1939 and a third... 27 KB (3,717 words) - 03:44, 11 May 2024 |
(1984) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) Nicholas Hytner George Fenton The Madness of King George (1994) The Crucible (1996) The Object of My Affection (1998)... 479 KB (43,595 words) - 03:12, 11 May 2024 |
Revenge-class battleship Nelson-class battleship King George V-class battleship Renown-class battlecruiser HMS Hood Heavy cruisers were defined by international... 41 KB (3,647 words) - 12:21, 11 February 2024 |
2nd Battle Squadron (section September 1939) was constituted as follows: HMS King George V HMS Ajax HMS Audacious HMS Centurion HMS Conqueror HMS Monarch HMS Orion HMS Thunderer As an element in the... 8 KB (659 words) - 21:18, 20 November 2023 |
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London... 70 KB (8,034 words) - 06:37, 25 April 2024 |
HMS Vanguard was a British fast battleship built during the Second World War and commissioned after the war ended. She was the largest and fastest of... 43 KB (5,567 words) - 06:57, 26 March 2024 |
HMS Southampton she escorted the liner Empress of Australia on the outward and the liner Empress of Britain on the return voyage carrying King George... 24 KB (2,764 words) - 20:35, 13 July 2023 |
of Performance in H.M.S. Hood, H.M.S. Illustrious, H.M.S. King George V and Smaller Vessels of RDF279". www.hmshood.org.uk. H.M.S. Hood Association.... 80 KB (10,187 words) - 21:10, 29 April 2024 |
George II (Greek: Γεώργιος Β', romanized: Geórgios II; 19 July [Old Style: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947) was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until... 84 KB (10,770 words) - 06:42, 4 May 2024 |
(ordered in 1913) and the King George V class, ordered in 1936. The ships were named after famous British admirals: George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney... 30 KB (3,881 words) - 08:31, 11 May 2024 |