HMS Prince of Wales, a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. She first saw action in August 1940 while still in drydock when she was attacked and damaged by German aircraft. #ww2 #navy #ship | I love Warships

The British battleship HMS King George V was in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender ceremony on September 2, 1945. After participating in the bombardment of mainland Japan, the ship sailed to Tokyo Bay to witness the formal signing of the surrender and was the last British capital ship to fire its guns in anger before the end of World War II. #reel #reels #reelsinstagram #reelitfeelit #reelkarofeelkaro #reelsvideo #reelstrending #reeloftheday #reelsinstagram #reelslovers #trending #trend #trend

HMS Vanguard was a powerful, advanced battleship for the Royal Navy, but its comparison to other World War II battleships is complex due to its unique position as a late-war "stopgap" design. It was larger and faster than earlier British battleships like the King George V class, with superior armor and modern radar, though it was armed with older, less powerful 15-inch guns compared to the 16-inch guns of contemporary U.S. and Japanese battleships. Comparison with other battleships vs. King Geor