King George V class - Design, Service and Myths

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• DR

  @Drachinifel · 4 years ago · pinned

  Pinned post for Q&A :)

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• TH

  @TheNinjaDC · 4 years ago

  My favorite British Battleship class in WW2.<br>It&apos;s quirky, but not gimmicky. A unique, but balanced design.

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• BO

  @bomburthedwarf9036 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I was literally looking for a documentary on the KGVs last night and all I could find were your old 5min guides. The world truly works in strange ways.

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• KE

  @kenellis6575 · 1 year ago

  In early August 1954,I started my first job,it was an apprenticeship,to become a Marine Electrician,I was 15 years old. To get me from under his feet,the foreman sent me out, with the van driver,to the Gladstone Dry Dock,in Liverpool,to deliver equipment, when we arrived there,it was to see the magnificent Battleship,HMS.KING GEORGE V. What an amazing sight! I went aboard her,the driver told me,that she was being readied for her last journey,to the ship breakers,on the Clyde. I’m in my 86th year now,and I’ve always thought I was privileged,to have said goodbye to her.There can’t be many people around now,who can say they’ve been aboard her.

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• JI

  @jimbolxvi6428 · 4 years ago

  Just recently found this channel and have been so busy devouring all the content. &nbsp;Your channel is simply the best resource for WW1-WW2 sea power. &nbsp;My Grandfather was a Gunners Mate on the Massachusetts and said he had the privilege of seeing the Rodney in Boston during her refit and then the King George V with the British Pacific Fleet. &nbsp;He said the Rodney just looked like raw brutal power personified. &nbsp;He said the KGV actually had an aura about her they all knew she was part of the duo that dismantled the Bismarck. &nbsp;He told me at some island they were doing shore bombardment and they were in awe of the pace the KGV and either Howe or Anson can’t remember the name of the sister there but he said they were putting out a barrage that they could only dream of he said it was about 5 for every 3 the Mamie got off. &nbsp;So while many like to disparage the 14” guns he was thoroughly impressed. &nbsp;One question as well I love the Adm King and Lee videos any plans for Halsey or Tovey, Cunningham, Somerville, Vian and the rest?

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• CS

  @csours · 4 years ago

  It&apos;s kind of funny how ventilation/air conditioning would probably never make anyone&apos;s short fact sheet about a ship, but it might have the single largest impact on crew experience and efficiency (after food and drink). The guns don&apos;t load and fire themselves. The targets don&apos;t pick themselves, the ship doesn&apos;t steer itself. People have to do all these things, and if they aren&apos;t thinking or working at their peak, it doesn&apos;t matter so much how fast you go or how big your guns are or how much armor you have.

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• TO

  @tomriley5790 · 4 years ago

  It&apos;s interesting how much the world changed between the designing the KGVs and WW2, it really annoys me when people apply 1945 standards to everything.

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• RC

  @RCAvhstape · 4 years ago

  &quot;Build ships for brawling rather than sniping&quot; somewhere Adm. Nelson smiled.

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• DA

  @dancingwiththedarkness3352 · 4 years ago

  Battleships have a certain lethal beauty that inspires legends about them.

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• DA

  @davidmcintyre8145 · 4 years ago

  In terms of armour thickness and steel quality the KGV are the best armoured ships of their time and the fact that the 14 inch gun penetrated the heaviest armour of Bismarck shows that it was at least adequate

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• MA

  @markchip1 · 4 years ago

  The hit on the Prince Of Wales&apos; propeller shaft mounting is roughly analogous to the hit near Bismark&apos;s rudder, in that it didn&apos;t create terminal damage on its own but the knock-on effect was ultimately catastrophic.

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• SI

  @silverhost9782 · 4 years ago

  2 hours on my favourite treaty battleships? Drach, you truly are too kind

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