HMS Anson (79)

HMS Anson (79)

HMS "Anson" was a "King George V"-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after Admiral George Anson.

Built at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend and launched in 1940, the ship was originally to be named "Jellicoe", after the Grand Fleet commander at the Battle of Jutland, but she was renamed "Anson" in February 1940.

"Anson" saw service in the Second World War, but was the only ship of her class not to fire her guns at an enemy ship. She was scrapped along with the other three survivors of her class in 1957.In 1945 "Anson" was the flag ship for the 1st battle squadron of the British Pacific Fleet. In 1946 "Anson" sailed from Sydney to Hobart to collect the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and return them to Sydney.

External links

* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/battleships/anson_1940/hms_anson_of_1940.htm Maritimequest HMS Anson Photo Gallery]


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