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King George V Class

Name	Builders	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned
Ajax	S	27th February 1911	31st March 1912	March 1913
Audacious	C	February 1911	14th September 1912	October 1913
Centurion	D	16th January 1911	18th November 1911	May 1913
King George V	P	16th January 1911	9th October 1911	November 1912

Builders:
C : Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
D : HM Dockyard, Devonport, United Kingdom
P : HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
S : Scotts, Greenock, United Kingdom

Dimensions:
597' 6" x 89' x 28' 8" / 182.10m x 27.10m x 8.70m

Displacement:
23300 tons std / 25700 tons max

Complement:
782

Armament:
10 x 13.5"/45 Mk V guns in twin turrets
16 x 4"/50 Mk VII guns in single casemates
4 x 47mm guns in single mountings
3 x 21" submerged torpedo tubes

Aircraft Facilities:
None provided

Armour:
Belt : 8" - 12"
13.5" Turrets : 5" - 11"
Deck : 1" - 4"
Barbettes : 3" - 10"
C.T. : 10"

Powerplant:
Ajax & King George V:-
Eighteen Babcock & Wilcox boilers were fitted with four Parsons steam turbines producing a total of 31000shp on four shafts. Maximum speed was 21kts and range at 10kts was 6730NM. Maximum fuel load was 3150 tons coal and 800 tons oil.

Audacious & Centurion:-
Eighteen Yarrow boilers were fitted with four Parsons steam turbines producing a total of 31000shp on four shafts. Maximum speed was 21kts and range at 10kts was 6730NM. Maximum fuel load was 3150 tons coal and 800 tons oil.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: