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Monday, 21 November 2016

British battleship King George V begun with trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1912-1913 no. 9

Orion-class

King George V-class

Iron Duke-class

An item reported that the British battleship HMS King George V, the first of the improved Orion-design started her trials with a voyage with a speed of 18miles in high seas and firing tests with the 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 on9 October 1911, completed in November 1912, decommissioned in 1919, part of the reserve at Devonport, England, gunnery training ship 1923-1926 and broken up in 1926.