Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS King George V, after George V, King of the United Kingdom, whilst another was planned:

  • HMS King George V was to have been an . She was renamed in 1910, prior to her launch in 1911. Captained by Lord Stanley.
  • was a battleship, originally to be named HMS Royal George, but renamed in 1910, before her launch in 1911. She was sold for scrapping in 1926, and was broken up in 1927.
  • was a battleship launched in 1939 and broken up in 1959.

Battle honours

Ships named King George V have earned the following battle honours:

  • Jutland, 1916
  • Dunkirk, 1940<sup>1</sup>
  • Atlantic, 1941
  • Bismarck, 1941
  • Arctic, 1942−43
  • Sicily, 1943
  • Okinawa, 1945
  • Japan, 1945

<small>1: Awarded to merchant vessel TS King George V</small>

See also

  • TS King George V - passenger steamer owned and operated by David MacBrayne Ltd, and used as a troop carrier during the Second World War.
  • George V (disambiguation)