HMS Anson | Trackpads Warship Archive

"big Guns" of Britain's Battle Fleet. 15 January 1943, Scapa Flow. The 35,000 ton British Battle ship HMS KING GEORGE V viewed from beneath the 14 inch guns of HMS ANSON.http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//467/media-467180/large.jpg This photograph A 13962 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domainImage source

Hull / pennant79

ClassKing George V class

NavyRoyal Navy

CountryUnited Kingdom

Builder / shipyardSwan Hunter, Wallsend

Laid down1937-07-20

Launched1940-02-24

Completed1942-06-22

Recorded statusScrapped

What is known about this ship

HMS Anson is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

Service history

Member of the WAR-CL-000178 roster; source-recorded final disposition: stricken 4.1957.

Class context: King George V class

The five King George V-class battleships formed the Royal Navy’s first new battleship class completed during the Second World War.

Later service and disposition

stricken 4.1957.

Class relationship

This ship is recorded as a member of King George V class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

KING GEORGE V battleships (5, 1940–1942) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press

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