High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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 and launched on 24 February 1940, being completed on 22 June 1942. Her completion was delayed because of the inclusion of fire-control radar, and additional anti-aircraft weapons. She was originally to have been named Jellicoe, but she was renamed Anson in February 1940.