| Class | King George V |
| Type | Battleship |
| Ships in Class | King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York (ex-Anson), Anson (ex-Jellicoe) and Howe (ex-Beatty) |
| Engines | 8 Admiralty three-drum boilers supplying steam to fours sets of Parsons geared turbines, delivering 110,000hp to four shafts |
| Fuel | 3,700 tons of oil, later increased to 4,030 tons |
| Speed in Knots | 29.25 |
| Range in Kilometres (unless otherwise specified) |
6,000 nautical miles at 14 knots with clean bottom. |
| Length (ft/inches) | 227.1m |
| Beam (ft/inches) | 31.4m |
| Draught (ft/inches) | 10.5m |
| Displacements (tons) | Clas tonnage ranged from 36,727 tons to 40,000 tons standard between 1940 and 1945 dependent on ship. Depp load varied between 42,076 tons in 1940 to 45,360 tons in 1945 dependent on ship. |
| Primary Gun Armament | Two Quadruple 14in/45 and One Twin 14in/45 Mk VII turrets. |
| Ammunition for Primary Guns | 80 rounds per gun as designed, 100 rounds per gun maximum |
| Secondary Gun Armament | Eight Twin 5.25in/50 QF Mk I DP turrets. |
| Ammunition for Secondary Guns | 400 rouds per gun |
| Auxiliary Gun Armament | Thirty-two 2pdr AA and Ten bofors AA guns (Fitted later). By 1945 the class fitted between 64 and 88 2-pounder pompoms, eight to 26 40mm bofors and eight to sixty-five 20mm Oelikons. |
| Ammunition for Auxiliary Guns | 1,800 rounds per 2-poudner barrel |
| Armour | Belt abreast magazine (C): 15 inch, 5.5 inch
at lower edge. Belt abreast machinery (C): 14 inch, 4.5 inch at lower edge. Belt forward and aft of citadel: 13 inch, 12 inch and 11 inch, all tapering to 5.5inch at lower edge. Bulkheads (C): 12 inch forward, 10 inch and 4 inch aft. Barbettes (C): 13 inch sides, 12 inch and 11 inch forward and aft. Turrets (C): 12.75 inch fornt, 8.85 inch front side. Turrets (NC): 6.86 inch rear side and back, 5.88 inch roof. Main deck (NC): 6 inch over magazines, 5 inch over machinery. Lower Deck (NC): 5inch, 4inch, 3.5inch and 2.5 inch forward, 4.5 inch and 5 inch aft. 5.25inch Turrets: 1.5 inch front, 1 inch side, rear and crown. 5.25inch casemates: 2inch and 1 inch sides, 1 inch roofs. Conning tower: 3 inch front and rear, 4.5 inch sides, 2 inch roof and floor. Conning tower tubes: 2 inch. Protective bulkhead: 1.75 inch. Splinter protection to magazines: 1.5 inch sides and crowns. cable trunks to director control towers, etc: 2 inch. Funnel-uptakes: 1 inch. Bullet-proof plating to bridges: 1 inch to 0.5 inch. |
| Crew Complement | 1,422 in 1940 at war strength |
| Notes on Ship Type | The 14inch guns troubled the class throughout
the war, and the 5.25in turrets were cramped and too slow firing to
be ideal AA weapons. The loss of Prince of Wales in 1942, led to the
remaining ships AA armament being greatly increased. Upto 65 Oerlikons
were fitted, and pom-poms numbered upto 48. (C) indicates Cemented, (NC) indicated Not Cemented. |