King George V Class Battleship (1939) - Ships

Ships

Ships of the King George V class
Name Pennant Namesake Builder Ordered Laid down Launched Completed Fate
King George V 41 King George V
King George VI's father		 Vickers-Armstrong 1 January 1937 21 February 1939 11 December 1940
(commissioned)		 Sold for scrap 1957
Prince of Wales 53 Prince of Wales
former title of the King's brother		 Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 29 July 1936 1 January 1937 3 May 1939 31 March 1941 Sunk 10 December 1941, South China Sea
Duke of York 17 Duke of York
former title of the King		 John Brown and Company, Clydebank, 16 November 1936 5 May 1937 28 February 1940 4 November 1941
(commissioned)		 Scrapped 1957
Anson 79 George Anson Swan Hunter 20 July 1937 24 February 1940 22 June 1942 Scrapped 1957
Howe 32 Richard Howe Fairfields 28 April 1937 1 June 1937 9 April 1940 29 August 1942
(commissioned)		 Scrapped 1958

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