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World War II, the British Navy had six main types of naval aircraft, such as the "Swordfish", "Great Gull", "Tube-nosed Swallow", "Barracuda", "Firefly" and "Seafire". "Swordfish", "Great Gull", "Tube-nosed Swallow", "Barracuda", "Firefly" and "Seafire". The "Swordfish" was the only shipborne torpedo bomber of the British Navy at the outbreak of the war, with a maximum speed of 224 kilometers per hour and a 730 kilogram torpedo; the "Great Gull" was a monoplane dive-bomber with a maximum speed of 361 kilometers per hour and 227 kilograms of bombs The Tube-nosed Swallow was a monoplane fighter-bomber with a maximum speed of 448 kilometers per hour, eight 7.7-millimeter machine guns on the wings, and two 113-kilogram bombs; the Barracuda was a torpedo bomber, mainly equipped for aircraft carriers, with a maximum speed of 378 kilometers per hour and a 730-kilogram torpedo; and the Barracuda was a torpedo bomber with a maximum speed of 730 kilograms per hour. The Barracuda is a torpedo bomber, mainly equipped for aircraft carriers, with a maximum speed of 378 kilometers per hour, can hang a 730 kilograms torpedo or 907 kilograms of bombs; the Firefly is a two-seat fighter-bomber with a maximum speed of 505 kilometers per hour, is equipped with four 20-millimeter cannons, and can hang 900 kilograms of bombs; the Seafire is a single-seat Spitfire The Seafire was a single-seat Spitfire with a maximum speed of 584 kilometers per hour and four 20-millimeter guns.

Royal Navy Battleships of World War II

Royal Navy King George V Class Battleships

King George V, commissioned in 1940

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King George V in rough seas

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King George V in rough seas

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The King George V was built on January 1, 1937 at the Vickers. Armstrongs Shipyard, launched on February 21, 1939, and completed on December 11, 1940, for service. Just 5 months after her commissioning, the battleship "King George V" and "Rodney" were in pursuit of the German battleship "Bismarck" in a fierce battle. "At 0847 on May 27, 1941, the battleships King George V and Rodney opened fire on the wounded Bismarck at a range of 23,000 meters, and the Bismarck was lost half an hour later. Bismarck was finally sunk by torpedoes from the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire. "After repairs and adjustments, King George V attacked German shipping in October 1941 off Norway. On May 1, 1942, she escorted a convoy to the Soviet Union, where she collided with a destroyer, and on May 9, she entered Gladstone for repairs before returning to the sea on July 1, 1942, to continue escorting the convoy. In March 1944, HMS King George V underwent a major overhaul to strengthen her air defense capabilities, and on 28 October, she joined the new British Pacific Fleet. Her first action in the Pacific was the shelling of Japanese oil installations on Sumatra, Indonesia. 1945 saw HMS King George V operating in the Pacific alongside U.S. naval forces. on July 7, she joined Task Force 37 and took part in the first Allied battleship attack on Japan's home islands. surrendered. "HMS King George V sailed into Tokyo Bay. She then sailed back to England, where she was placed in reserve in 1950 and scrapped at auction in 1957.

Howe escorted a convoy of ships in the Arctic Ocean

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In 1942, the ship entered the shipyard for repairs in June. HMS Howe entering the shipyard for repairs in June

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HMS Howe was the first of King George's ships to be repaired. " was the last of the King George V class, completed on August 20, 1942 and commissioned. She spent most of her service escorting convoys to the Soviet Union, where she was modernized in June 1943 and joined the Far East Fleet in August 1944. In March 1945, Howe joined the 57th Task Force, and on 4 May, she took part in the shelling of the Japanese mainland, and five days later, her anti-aircraft fire shot down a "suicide plane". After the war he returned to England and in 1951 Howe was placed in the Reserve. On May 27, 1958, it was sent to the shipyard for scrapping.

The Prince of Wales, just commissioned

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The Prince of Wales in 1941. "Prince of Wales"

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The "Prince of Wales" (top) and the "Counterattack" (below) were attacked by 86 planes of the Japanese 22nd Coastal Air Group, you can see that "Counterattack" was hit by a bomb and "in front" of the " The Prince of Wales has been hit and is smoking.

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"The Prince of Wales" is the 2nd ship of the King George V class, completed and commissioned on March 31, 1941. On May 22, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood sailed from Scapa Flow to intercept HMS Bismarck, and in the course of the engagement, HMS Prince of Wales was taken out of service. The Prince of Wales was hit by seven shells, but fortunately only three exploded. On July 28, 1941, the Japanese invasion of Asia was very aggressive. In order to protect British interests in the Far East, Britain decided to send a powerful fleet. The fleet consisted of the battleship Prince of Wales, the battlecruiser Counterattack and four destroyers. The fleet arrived in Singapore on December 2, 1941, departed on December 8, and was spotted by Japanese long-range reconnaissance planes in the early hours of the 10th, when the Japanese 22nd Coastal Air Group in the Saigon area dispatched 86 planes to attack the fleet at 1130 hours. "The Prince of Wales was hit by four torpedoes, causing a fire, the captain had to order the abandonment of the ship. 1320 "Prince of Wales" was buried at sea.

The Duke of York

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The Duke of York was the third ship of the King George V class. The Duke of York was the third ship of the King George V class and was commissioned on November 4, 1941.She escorted convoys to the Soviet Union from March to October 1942, and then participated in the Allied invasion of North Africa.On December 26, 1943, the Duke of York was the first ship to be commissioned by the Allied forces in North Africa. "On December 26, 1943, while escorting convoy JW-58B, Duke of York spotted the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst at sea. "The Duke of York, at a range of 11,000 meters, fired 10 main guns at the Scharnhorst, which was lost at 1916. The Duke of York was partially modernized at Liverpool in 1944 with additional radar facilities and anti-aircraft guns, and then joined the British Pacific Fleet. She then joined the British Pacific Fleet. After the surrender of Japan, Duke of York returned to the United Kingdom and in April 1949 was placed in reserve. On May 18, 1957, she was sent to the shipyard for scrapping.

Anson

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Anson was the fourth ship of the King George V class, completed on 22 June 1942, when she was laid down. June 22, 1942 was completed and commissioned. She spent most of her service escorting convoys to the Soviet Union, and was modernized in June 1944; on 25 April 1945, she joined the British Pacific Fleet with HMS Duke of York to take part in the war against Japan. After the war, she returned home. After the war, she returned home, and in November 1949, Anson was placed in reserve. On December 17, 1957, she was sent to the shipyard for scrapping.

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Royal Navy Prestige Class Battlecruiser

HMS Prestige in the Indian Ocean in 1943

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Counterstrike in 1930s condition

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Partial write-up of the Counterstrike

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Some writings of the Counterstrike

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Introduction:

To deal with Germany's powerful high-seas fleet at the time, the UK pre-emptively started the construction of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships on October 21, 1912, installing the large-caliber The Queen Elizabeth class was fitted with a large-caliber main gun, the 381-millimeter cannon, which was capable of destroying any battleship at that time within the range of the main gun. The construction of the Queen Elizabeth class attracted the attention of the Germans, who immediately built four Bayern Class battleships, and the main gun of the Bayern Class was also set at 381mm, which was Germany's first class of super-dreadnought. Britain for Germany to pay Bayern class battleships, also in 1913 to start construction of Queen Elizabeth class improvement - King class. Seven ships were eventually authorized for the Monarch class, and on August 26, 1914, the Navy canceled the construction of the last two Monarchs due to a lack of funds. However, these two ships eventually became the Prestige-class battlecruisers, which had a high speed of 32 knots, were armed with large-caliber 381mm guns, and were relatively weakly armored.

Royal Navy battleship HMS Vanguard

Raising the flagship of the Home Fleet, HMS Vanguard

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Rarely seen opening fire on HMS Vanguard

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Vanguard in 1960, ready to be sent to the shipyard for scrapping. This is the last photo of her, the unfortunate battleship is missed by all. ~.

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World War II results

Only one ship of the Vanguard class was built, which began construction on October 2, 1941, and was completed in 1945, when she was taken to the shipyard. Construction began on October 2, 1941, and on May 25, 1945, it was officially completed and commissioned. Unfortunately, by this time, the European front was over. In the Pacific Ocean, the United States already controlled the entire battlefield. There was no need for the British to "worry too much". From 1947 to 1952, HMS Vanguard was mostly berthed in her home port, with occasional visits to other countries, and on September 13, 1954, she was placed in reserve; on June 6, 1960, she was towed to the shipyard for scrapping. She was the last battleship to be scrapped by the Royal Navy. Since then, the term "battleship" has not been recorded in the Royal Navy's roster.