HMS King George V
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Italic title prefixed Two ships of the Royal 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 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. She was renamed Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". in 1910, prior to her launch in 1911. Captained by Lord Stanley.
- Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". was a Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". battleship, originally to be named HMS Royal George, but renamed in 1910, before her launch in 1911. She was sold for scrapping in 1926, and was broken up in 1927.
- Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". was a Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". battleship launched in 1939 and broken up in 1959.
Battle honours
Ships named King George V have earned the following battle honours:
- Jutland, 1916
- Dunkirk, 19401
- Atlantic, 1941
- Bismarck, 1941
- Arctic, 1942−43
- Sicily, 1943
- Okinawa, 1945
- Japan, 1945
1: Awarded to merchant vessel TS King George V
See also
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- TS King George V - passenger steamer owned and operated by David MacBrayne Ltd, and used as a troop carrier during the Second World War.
- George V (disambiguation)
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