"MSW crew-mate Kostas Katseas continues his series of fine quality build submissions with Tamiya Models, King George V, in this "On Display" Feature!" The vessel... The King George V class battleships (KGV) were completed for the Royal Navy early in World War Two. Five ships of the class were built: King George V (1940), Prince of Wales (1941), Duke of York (1941), Howe (1942), and Anson (1942). They carried one quadruple and one high "super-firing" twin turret forward and one quadruple turret aft. In this unique layout, she carried ten 14-inch guns. Her secondary armament consisted of sixteen 5.25 inch guns clustered amidships in eight double turrets. Class overview Name: King George V Operators: Royal Navy Preceded by: Nelson class Succeeded by: Lion class (planned) Completed: Five Lost: One General characteristics Class and type: battleship Displacement: 36,727 tons Length: 745 ft (227 m) Beam: 103 ft (31 m) Draught: 32.6 ft (9.9 m) Propulsion: Eight Admiralty three-drum small-tube boilers with superheaters Four Parsons single-reduction geared turbines Four three-bladed propellers, 14 ft 6 in diameter (4.42 m) 125,000 shp Speed: 28.0 knots (1941 trials) Range: 5,400+ nm at 18 knots (11.9 tons/hour fuel burn) Complement: 1,314 to 1,631 Armament: 10 × BL 14-inch (360 mm) Mk VII guns 16 × QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) Mk I guns 64 × QF 2 pounder "pom-pom" (40 mm) Armour: Main belt: 14.7 in (374 mm) lower belt: 5.4 in (137 mm) deck: up to 5.38 in (136 mm) main turrets: 12.75 in (324 mm) barbettes: 12.75 in (324 mm) Aircraft carried: Four Supermarine Walrus seaplanes Aviation facilities: one double-ended catapult Information compiled from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_V_class_battleship_(1939) http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-01BB-KGV.htm http://www.acepilots.com/ships/king-george-v.html the model... Base Kit-Tamiya 1/700 HMS King George V WW2 Battleship Waterline Series (77525) This is again, a kit that I had built back in 2000....My references back then were almost non-existent, so there are a few mistakes as far as it goes about the painting... mainly of the horizontal surfaces. As with my Kirishima, I had to replace masts/rigging, add new Pom-Poms from photo- etch, as well as few more extra details that I could come up with to create a busy feeling in the build. As this kit was allready built up from before, I couldn't intervene too much in the re-painting/detailing department, apart from creating a neat and crisp as possible model by todays standards.   READ COUNT: 2575  |  PRINT  |  DISCUSS THIS About Kostas (Angeleyes) FROM: , UNITED KINGDOM READ MORE Copyright ©2009 by Kostas Katseas. Images also by copyright holder unless otherwise noted. Opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of Armorama. All rights reserved. Originally published on: 2009-02-04