One of the great tragedies of the Second World War has been remembered with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen recovering the bell from HMS Hood, which was sunk in battle 74 years ago by Hitler’s ...

What You Need to Know: HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, symbolized British imperial power during the interwar years. Designed under the Washington Naval Treaty, this fast and powerful ...

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Summary: The HMS Hood, once the pride of the British Royal Navy and the largest warship globally during the interwar years, met a tragic fate early in World War II. Designed during a bygone era with ...

IT was the pride of the Royal Navy and the most powerful warship afloat the day it slid down its slipway and entered the waters of the Clyde. Brought to life by the toil of hundreds of Clydebank ...

In May 1941, the British battlecruiser HMS Hood chased down the German battleship Bismarck in an attempt to protect the flow of American supplies to Great Britain. Within 15 minutes of firing its ...

THE last survivor of the sinking of the battle cruiser HMS Hood in the Second World War Two has died. Ted Briggs, 85, from Fareham, passed away at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth last night ...

A ceremony has been held in Clydebank to mark the centenary of the launch of one of Britain's largest warships. The battlecruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 ...

When the British learned of Germany's deployment of the Bismarck and Prince Eugen to disrupt Atlantic shipping, they urgently planned an interception. On May 24, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood ...