British battleship HMS Ajax bound for Constantinople, Turkey according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 19 for the week ending19 March 1921

King George V-class

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HMS Centurion

An item reported that the British battleship HMS Ajax (1) would leave for Constantinople, Turkey after the British battleship HMS Iron Duke (2) returned at Malta.

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. Laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding&Engineering, Greenock on 27 February 1911, launched on 21 March 1912, completed in May 1913, commissioned on 31 October 1913, decommissioned in April 1924, out of service in October and sold to be broken up on 10 December 1926.

2. Of the Iron Duke-class consisting of the Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Preceded by the King George V-class and succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth-class. Laid down at the Portsmouth Dockyard on 12 January 1912, launched on 12 October 1912, completed in March 1914, removed from active service becoming a training ship in 1929, depot ship at Scapa Flow since 1939, damaged during an German air attack on 17 October 1939, after repairs beached still in service, sold to the Metal Industries be broken up in 1946. Resold in September 1948 brought towards Glasgow, Scotland and arrived there on 30 November 1948.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-121-62