Type............................. Battleship
Class............................ King George V
Penant.......................... 79
Built By....................... Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd (Wallsend-on-Tyne, Wallsend)
Ordered........................ 16th November 1936
Laid down.................... 20th July 1937
Launched..................... 24th February 1940
Commissioned............ 22nd June 1942
Displacement............... 36727 BRT (approx)
Length.......................... 745 Feet
Complement................ 1442 men
Maximum speed.......... 28 knots (approx)
Power........................... 110000 SHP
Engines........................ Geared turbines, 4 shafts
Armament.................... 10 14" guns (2x4, 1x2)
..................................... 16 5.25" DP guns (8x2)
..................................... 32 2dpr AA (4x8)
..................................... 2 Aircraft
..................................... 1 Catapult
End of Service............. August 1950, arrived at Faslane for scrapping on the 17th December 1957
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Produced by R W Mullaney