Ships
| 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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