HMS Anson (79)

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HMS Anson was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after Admiral George Anson. She was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Shipyard on the River Tyne and launched on 24 February 1940, being completed on 22 June 1942. Her completion was delayed to allow the fitting of fire-control radar and additional antiaircraft weapons. She was originally to have been named Jellicoe, but was renamed Anson in February 1940. Anson saw service in the Second World War, escorting nine Russian convoys in the Arctic by December 1943. She took part in moves to draw attention away from Operation Husky in July 1943. In October the same year, she took part in Operation Leader. In February 1944, she provided cover for Operation Tungsten, the successful air strike against the German battleship Tirpitz. Rear Admiral Cecil Harcourt accepted the surrender of Japanese forces occupying Hong Kong on board Anson in August 1945, and after the end of the war, the vessel became the flagship of...

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