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HMS Hood  Launched : 22nd August 1918 HMS Hood. Built at Clydebank and launched on the 22nd August 1918, HMS Hood was the pride of the Royal Navy. In the autumn of 1939 she operated in the North Sea, and it was here she was attacked by Ju88 aircraft. One bomb hit HMS Hood, but it failed to explode and only caused minor damage. HMS Hood took part in the bombardment of Mers-el-Kibir on 3rd July 1940. In company with HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Hood engaged the German Battleship Bismarck and the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Denmark Strait, 24th May 1941. HMS Hood received several heavy hits, blew up and sank quickly after her magazine exploded. Just 3 of her crew survived. Displacement :42,100 tons, and after modifications, up to 49,140 tons. Speed 31knots, and after modifications 28 knots. Main armament: 8 x 15inch Guns, secondary armament of 12 x 5.5 inch guns. Sunk 24th May 1941 |
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HMS Hood During the Fleet Review of 1935 by Ivan Berryman. Fully dressed and resplendent, HMS Hood is pictured preparing for King George Vs review of the Fleet in July 1935 as other capital ships take up their positions around her. Ramillies can be seen off Hoods port bow, Resolution astern, whilst just beyond her boat deck, the mighty Nelson gently nudges into position. |
HMS Hood Engages Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. The moment shortly after dawn on 24th May 1941 when HMS Hood, in company with HMS Prince of Wales, opens fire on the Bismarck, setting in motion one of the greatest sea dramas the world had seen. |
HMS Hood Passing Under the Forth Rail Bridge by Ivan Berryman. HMS Hood passes beneath the forth Bridge on her way to Rosyth during one of her many visits to the Firth in the 1930s. the cruiser HMS Norfolk lies at anchor in the middle distance. |
HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. Fully dressed and resplendent, HMS Hood is pictured preparing for King George Vs review of the Fleet in July 1935 as other capital ships take up their positions around her. Ramillies can be seen off Hoods port bow, Resolution astern, whilst just beyond her boat deck, the mighty Nelson gently nudges into position. |
HMS Hood and HMS Express Departing from Portsmouth 1935 by Ivan Berryman The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, leaves Portsmouth on her way to the Fleet Review of King George V in July 1935. HMS Hood is followed by the destroyer HMS Express. |
HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman Pride of the Royal Navy, the mighty Hood rolls majestically in the north Atlantic swell as HMS Prince of Wales holds station off her starboard bow. |
North Atlantic Companions by Ivan Berryman. Short Sunderland Mk.1 L5798 (DA-A) of 210 Sqn, based at Pembroke, dips her wings in salute to HMS Hood as she punches through the North Atlantic swell early in 1941. By May of that year, this mighty ship would be gone, lost with all but three of her crew, a victim of the might of the German Navy at the savage hands of the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. |
HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman The pride of the Royal Navy , HMS Hood, will always be remembered for her loss during the Bismarck action. |
HMS Hood Opens Fire Upon the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. In the early morning murk of 24th May 1941, the forward 15in guns of HMS Hood fire the first shots against the mighty German battleship Bismarck. Both Bismarck and her escort, the Prinz Eugen, immediately responded, the latter causing a fierce fire on Hoods upper deck, while plunging shot from Bismarck penetrated deep into the British ships hull, causing an explosion that ripped the Hood apart, sinking her in an instant. Tragically, just three survivors were rescued from the water. |
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