RN Battleships: King George V Class 1940

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Brian James wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:00 am Lead Ship, Battleship HMS King George V pictured on May 17th 1942, in Gladstone Graving Dock at Liverpool after ramming and sinking Tribal Class Destroyer HMS Punjabi with the loss of 49 of her crew, on May 1st. It will take roughly 2 months to repair extensive damage to her bow.
Many thanks Brian, there is a view of the other side of the bow earlier on the thread here.
Here she is afloat off Iceland with the bow damage

Jim
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King George V Class Battleship HMS Duke of York pictured in the fitting out basin, as she nears completion at Rosyth, October 17th 1941.
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Octuple 2 pdr (40mm) Pom Poms...King George V Class Battleship HMS Anson, August 1942.
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Visitors day aboard King George V Class Battleship HMS Howe at New Zealand in January 1945.
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Porter Class Destroyer USS McDougal pictured alongside King George V Class Battleship HMS Prince of Wales during the Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, August 1941.
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Lead Ship, Battleship HMS King George V pictured off Scapa Flow in October 1941.
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King George V Class Battleship HMS Duke of York is cheered as she returns to Scapa Flow after the sinking of Scharnhorst at the Battle of North Cape a few days earlier, January 1st 1944.
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King George V Class Battleship HMS Prince of Wales pictured embarking her Supermarine Walrus in April 1941.
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Her embarked Supermarine Walrus pictured being stowed in the Port Hangar of Lead Ship, Battleship HMS King George V in March 1941.
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BL 14 inch Mk VII gun turret.....Battleship HMS King George V.
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