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Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS King George V
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS King George V
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS King George V
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS King George V

Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS King George V

Associated (Frogmore House, Windsor, England, 1900 - 1979)
Medallist
DateMay 2004
Object NameMedal
MediumSterling Silver
ClassificationsMedals
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS072500.92
About MeShortly before the start of the Second World War, a new class of battleship was laid down. This class took its name from King George V who died in 1936 and who, for much of his earlier life, had been a professional naval officer. With the exception of the Nelson and the Rodney, they were the only battleships to have been laid down between the two wars.

The class consisted of five ships-the King George V, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Anson and the Howe. They joined the Fleet during the earlier part of the conflict. All the ships took part in major operations and only the Prince of Wales was sunk in action-by Japanese bombers in 1941. Their displacement was approximately 38,000 tons; they were armed with ten 14-inch guns and a very large secondary and anti-aircraft armament but carried no torpedo tubes. They were designed for a maximum speed of 29¼ knots, which on occasion was exceeded.

The King George V became the flagship of the Home Fleet in April 1941, and she took part in the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck the following month. She escorted convoys to North Russia, took part in covering the Sicily landings in the summer of 1943, and in 1944 she was sent to join the Far Eastern Fleet and took part in the final operationsagainst Japan. She was broken up in 1958.


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