King george V class battleships

The King George V class were originally planned to have 12 14inch guns. However,during building this was reduced to 10.When she was completed,The first of the class(named King George V of course)was  one of  the most powerful battleships in the world.These battleships were made to clash with other battleships,which is exactly what they did.


In may 1941 two King George V class battleships (King George V and Prince of Wales) were part of the force that sank the German battleship Bismark,and in December 1943 The King George V class battleship Duke of York sank the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst.Despite this only one(the Prince of Wales)was ever sunk.She was in the the pacific ocean when She and the battlecruiser Repulse were found and sunk by Japanese Bombers.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_V_class_battleship_(1939)


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