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HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). Hood was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers to be built during the First World War.
Feb 21, 2024 · The HMS Hood (51) was a prized member of the British Royal Navy's fleet - until she was lost during battle against the Germans.
Aug 29, 2019 · HMS Hood was launched on 22 August 1918 by the widow of Rear Admiral Sir Horace Hood, great-great-grandson of the Admiral Samuel Hood. The latter honored his family lineage by his fatal service in command of the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron at Jutland.
The battlecruiser HMS Hood, launched in 1918. She was sunk under still-unexplained circumstances with substantial loss of life. The Germans had picked up the sighting report from Suffolk and advised their own high command.
Feb 17, 2011 · On the evening of 21 May 1941, battle cruisers HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales were ordered to leave Scapa Flow immediately and head for Iceland, from where they could intercept the German...
At 1320 hours the CinC Home Fleet received firm information from the RAF when one of Coastal Command’s Hudson aircraft of 224 Sqdn. sighted the German battlecruiser GNEISENAU, cruiser KOLN and 9 destroyers off Lister lighthouse (Lindesnes LH, southern Norway) steaming north.
In this captivating video, we delve into the historic Battle of the Denmark Strait and recount the tragic sinking of the mighty HMS Hood.
