The King George V-class battleships were a group of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s that were sometimes termed super-dreadnoughts. The sister ships spent most
Audacious underway, about 1914
Right elevations and plans for the Orion- and King George V-class battleships from Brassey's Naval Annual 1915, before the mast was moved forward of the funnel in the latter ships.
Ajax's forward main-gun turrets in 1918
Centurion at anchor, June 1919. The director is visible on the roof of the spotting top as are the flying-off platforms on 'B' and 'X' turrets.
HMS Audacious (1912)
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HMS Audacious was the fourth and last King George V-class dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. After completion in 1913, she spent her brief 2-year career assigned to th
King George V-class battleship (1911)
…ships received half-height tripod legs. The former ship's mast was rebuilt into a full-height tripod in 1918. Available sources do not acknowledge that Audacious was fitted with a director before her loss, but photographic evidence clearly shows one visible as she was sinking. The King George Vs had a waterline…
Audacious about 1913–1914
Audacious as completed, 1913
The crew of Audacious take to lifeboats to be taken aboard Olympic
Destroyers evacuate crewmen