Size: 18.5 x 15.5 inches

This original blue print of the George King V Blueprint battleship of the “King George V” class is dated as being drawn on 9-3-1943 and Officially approved on 9-7-1943. The Blueprint itselfRemains in very nice condition with minorStainsAnd full of blinds.The blueprint self is marked restricted in the lower right-hand corner and has annotation marks and coloring sketches regarding the reduction in removal of certain items on the ship. The blueprint also comes with original photographs of the King George V in action in the theater of war. This blue print is believed to be a reversional blueprint as an update and maintenance as the ship as repairs after theater action.

History of the King George V:

HMS King George V (pennant number 41) was the lead ship of the five British King George V-class battleships of the Royal Navy. The King George V operated during the Second World War in all three major theaters of war, the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific, as well as part of the British Home Fleet and Pacific Fleets. In May 1941, along with HMS Rodney, King George V was involved in the hunt for and pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck, eventually inflicting severe damage which led to the German vessel's sinking. On 1 May 1942 the destroyer HMS Punjabi sank after a collision with King George V in foggy conditions. King George V took part in Operation Husky (the allied landings in Sicily) and bombarded the island of Levanzo and the port of Trapani. She also escorted part of the surrendered Italian Fleet, which included the battleships Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio, to Malta. In 1945 King George V took part in operations against the Japanese in the Pacific.