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In 1913, ''King George V'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|''Neptune'']].  She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref>
  
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In 1913, ''King George V'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|''Neptune'']].  She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref>
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In October, 1914, it was decided that ''King George V'' should receive an [[Open Director Sight]] for each of her turrets.  They were fitted between April 1916 and June 1917.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 18.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 15:13, 27 September 2009

H.M.S. King George V
Career Details
Pendant Number: 70 (April, 1918)[1]
Built By: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard
Laid Down: 16 January, 1911
Launched: 9 October, 1911
Commissioned: 16 November, 1912
Sold: December, 1926
Fate: Scrapped

Alterations

In 1913, King George V was slated as part of the twelve ship order to receive a director along the lines of that developed in Neptune. She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.[2]

In October, 1914, it was decided that King George V should receive an Open Director Sight for each of her turrets. They were fitted between April 1916 and June 1917.[3]

Fate

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.

Bibliography

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