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HMS Howe

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

32 · King George V classRoyal NavyInterwar period, World War IIVerified subject image
British Warships of the Second World War HMS HOWE on completion.
British Warships of the Second World War HMS HOWE on completion.http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//449/media-449177/large.jpg This photograph A 10510 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennant32
ClassKing George V class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Builder / shipyardFairfield, Govan
Laid down1937-06-01
Launched1940-04-09
Completed1942-08-29
Recorded statusScrapped

What is known about this ship

HMS Howe 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.

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

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