| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Battleship |
| Class | King George V |
| Pennant | 79 |
| Built by | Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. (Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.): Wallsend |
| Ordered | 16 Nov 1936 |
| Laid down | 20 Jul 1937 |
| Launched | 24 Feb 1940 |
| Commissioned | 22 Jun 1942 |
| End service | Aug 1950 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Anson served as Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Moore`s flagship during Operation Tungsten in April 1944. One of the many air attacks against Germany's only remaining battleship Tirpitz, in Altenfjord, Northern Norway. With the end of the war in Europe in sight HMS Anson joined the British Pacific Fleet until July 1946 returning home to become the Training Squadron Flagship from 1948 until 1949. Anson was paid-off into Reserve in August 1950. Sold to Shipbreaking Industries in 1957, arrived at Faslane for scrapping on 17 December 1957. Commanding Officers: Capt. Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy, DSO and Bar, RN Dockyard Control during refit Capt. Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Anson (79)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Harold Richard George Kinahan, RN | 10 Feb 1942 | 29 Jul 1943 | |
| 2 | Capt. Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy, DSO, RN | 29 Jul 1943 | ??? | |
| 3 | Capt. Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden, RN | 6 Nov 1944 | 21 Nov 1945 | |
| 4 | Capt. Frederick Secker Bell, RN | 21 Nov 1945 | Apr 1946 | |
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