King George V-class
An item reported that 6.000 so-called Bolsheviks entered Azerbaijan underway towards Bakoe[Baku]. The battleship Ajax (1) flagship of admiral de Robeck (2) left for Batoem.(3)
Notes
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. Ordered under the 1910 construction program. Laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland on 27 February 1911, launched on 21 March 1912, completed on 31 October 1913, decommissioned in 1924, part of the reserve at Devonport and sold to the Alloa Shipbreaking Company be broken up om 10 December 1926 which started at Rosyth, Scotland from 14 December 1926 on.
2. Sir John Michael de Robeck 1st Baronet (10 June 1862 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland-20 January 1928 London, England), served within 1874-1924 in the British Royal Navy ending his career in the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.
3. Batumi, Georgia was the most important Russian oil port in the Black Sea.
