HMS King George V explained

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 . She was renamed in 1910, prior to her launch in 1911. Captained by Lord Stanley.
• was a 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.
• was a 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

• • 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)