King George V-class
HMS Centurion
An item reported that the British battleship HMS Centurion performed her artillery tests with great success. She had first undergone necessary repairs of her damage caused by a collision with the Italian steamship Derna. Afterwards was her main armament of 5x2-34m3cm guns (all arranged amidships) tested, by first firing gun by gun, then turret by turret and finally a broadside with al her main guns.(1)
Note
1. Part of the King George V-class consisting of the King George V (ex-Royal George), Audacious, Centurion and Ajax, preceded by the Orion-class and succeeded by the Iron Duke-class. Laid down at the navy yard Portsmouth, England on 16 January 1911, launched in 18 November 1911, completed in May 1913, converted into a target ship in 1924, ideas to used her as block ship in the harbour of Tripoli, Libya declined in April 1941, converted with a false superstructure into a decoy for the HMS Anson in April 1941-1942 and finally sunk as a breakwater off Normandy in June 1944.
