Type............................. Battleship Royal Navy
Class............................ King George V
Penant.......................... 41
Built By....................... Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness)
Ordered........................ 29th July 1936
Laid down.................... 1st January 1937
Launched..................... 21st February 1939
Commissioned............ 11th December 1940
Complement................ 1442 men (approx)
Length.......................... 745 feet
Engines........................ Parsons Geared turbines, four shafts
Power........................... 110000 SHP
Fuel.............................. 3,700 tons of oil
Range........................... 6,000 Nautical miles at 14 knots
Displacement............... 36727 BRT (approx)
Armament.................... 10 x 14" guns (2 x 4, 1x 2)
..................................... 16 5.25" DP guns (8 x 2)
..................................... 32 2pdr AA (4 x 8)
..................................... 2 Aircraft
..................................... 1 Catapult
End of Service............. September 1949, Broken up in May 1959
Participated in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck
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Produced by R W Mullaney